(Ukulele). 15 of the most popular ragtime piano pieces for the ukulele are arranged by Fred Sokolow in this collection featuring music notation, tablature, and online audio demonstration tracks. Each rag has several sections, so there's a wealth of music here. Learning these rags will expand your ukulele horizons and provide hours of musical fun! Selections include: Dill Pickles (Charles Johnson) * The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) * Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) * Pegasus (James Scott) * Slippery Elm Rag (Clarence Woods) * Smoky Mokes (Abe Holzmann) * Yankee Land (Max Hoffman) * and more.

(Ukulele). If you want to take your ukulele playing to the next level, you need to start using your fingers! The sample songs and patterns found in this book/audio pack will get you started both playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle. You will learn how to use your picking-hand fingers and thumb to play chord melody solos on the ukulele, mixing chords and single notes like a pianist or a guitarist. You will also learn fingerpicking accompaniment patterns for a variety of textures and rhythmic grooves. Because fingerstyle playing works for all genres, folk, jazz, blues and country songs are included in this collection! Songs include: After You've Gone * Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * C.C. Rider * I Ride an Old Paint * The Red River Valley * St. Louis Blues * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * The Wabash Cannon Ball * Will the Circle Be Unbroken * and more.

From the author of Mel Bay's best-selling book, Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele, we are proud to present, Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele. This book and accompanying audio available for download online offer a variety of fingerstyle solos for the ukulele. The music stretches across several styles, including Hawaiian, ragtime, bossa nova, and classical. The solos progress in difficulty, and tips on technique areincluded along the way. More advanced arrangements introduce chord inversions and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand. Thirty-three arrangements are presented in standard notation and tablature. Transposition charts are included for baritone ukulele

Inspired by the music played in early 20th Century juke joints, rent parties and road house dives, "Juke'n The Uke" is an outstanding collection of classic blues, rags, jug-band songs and hokum artfully arranged for fingerstyle 'ukulele. Highlights include a rare Hawaiian blues, the ballad "John Henry" played bottleneck style, and gems transcribed from the immortal Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Etta Baker, Blind Blake and many others. "Juke'n the Uke" finally answers the age-old question, "I wish somebody would tell me what Diddy Wa Diddy means?" - Complete Tablature for the CD & More! - Tablature and standard notation - Notes on reading music and reading TAB - Bottleneck blues 'ukulele lesson - "Blues You Can Use" lessons - Graded arrangements from easy to advanced - Playable on any ukulele; best for instruments with low G string - Learn to play these classic blues, ragtime & hokum songs Blues in the Bottle Diddy Wa Diddy #2 Dill Pickle Rag Fishin' Blues Guitar Rag Hale's Rag Hey Hey John Henry K.C. Moan Blues Kona Rag Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me Moving Day Okolehau Blues Palakiko Blues Richland Woman Blues Sister Maude Mule Staggerlee Tell Me Baby That Lonesome Train That Took My Baby Away Wild Cow Blues Yas Yas Yas

The study of classic ragtime guitar is very challenging. For this set of lessons for the intermediate and advanced guitarist we have picked four ever-popular rags. You have the advantage in this series of learning from three different teachers, each with his own individual approach. 32 page tab/music book with three compact discs. LESSON ONE: The classic rag that started the "ragtime revival" was The Entertainer. This was used in the soundtrack for the film The Sting. It is a lyrical four part classic rag written by Scott Joplin. This lesson is taught by Stefan Grossman. LESSON TWO: One of the most popular classic rags written by Scott Joplin was his Maple Leaf Rag. Duck Baker teaches his arrangement to this highly syncopated and energetic classic rag. This is followed by Silver Swan. Stefan Grossman is your teacher for this beautiful classic rag. LESSON THREE: Our last lesson is a tour de force in ragtime arranging and playing. It is James Scott's Hilarity Rag. This is a four part classic rag taught by Leo Wijnkamp Jr.

This book is thought for ukulele players who want to learn the fingerstyle technique, but also for guitar players who want to approach the ukulele and still play fingerstyle on four strings, using low G fourth string. The student will learn how to deal with melody, chords and a bass line at the same time. Moreover, practicing the exercises and songs in this book, the student will meet many fingerstyle techniques like traditional fingerpicking, ground and alternate bass, harp style, Carter family stile, drop bass and so on. The book contains twelve songs with score and tablature, from different musical genres: Blues, Country and Celtic.

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele, we are proud to presentFingerstyle Duets for Ukulele.This book and accompanying audio offer 21 great songs arranged in 18 duets for fingerstyle ukulele. The songs come from around the world: European waltzes, classic Hawaiian songs, folksongs, Victorian parlor pieces and classical guitar and piano transcriptions. Nothing in this book will be out of reach of the advancing beginner or intermediate player. Even advanced players will find something to tickle their fancy. The book includes tips on technique and fingerpicking exercises. Many of the songs include lyrics, adding to the flexibility of the arrangements. Included are four etudes - basic duets featuring scaled down melodic parts for the lead ukulele and simple pattern picking for the accompaniment. More advanced duets feature modulations, chord inversions up the neck, and different rhythmic approaches forthe right hand in both parts. The book concludes with an arrangement of Erik Satie's haunting solo piano piece Gymnopedie #1

Offers instruction, patterns, and songs for playing solos and accompaniment fingerstyle and includes songs from such genres as folk, jazz, and blues.

Learn to play chords on the ukulele with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. Contains over 1000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types, including three voicings for each chord. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the ukulele neck.