Teach Yourself How to Play the Ukulele: Second Edition

That 'play' in the title should really be 'strum', because that is what this book is about - how to strum the ukulele to accompany yourself while you sing. I reckon that's what 95 out of a 100 ukulele players use their uke's for. This is true of the 100 or so members of the Southampton Ukulele Jam, and speaking as one of the 95, I think it is a laudable aim. We stand in awe of the virtuosity of Jake Shimabukuro and players of his calibre, but know that even if we could develop his dexterity we don't have the time for the hours of practice that it takes. We just want to strum and for any given song, all we need to know are: the chords, the best fingering for those chords and the strum patterns. That's what you'll learn with this book.This expanded second edition has an introduction to 12 bar blues, looks at ways to start songs off, and shows you how to transpose songs to a different key to make them easier to sing or to play. Read more Continue reading Read less