A fun play along method for learning25 songs that will teach you the basic techniques for playingEach song has an audio and video recording that helps you learn to playGood for absolute beginners and kidsGreat for private lessons and group classesAuthor Kelly Weeks is a firm believer that learning to play music should involve playing along with music recordings. Playing with a beat is a student's best method of practice. It teaches the student how to play steady time as well as prepares them for playing with other musicians.This is not a comprehensive method for learning the ukulele. It is a method to help you learn to play the basic ukulele techniques with musical recordingsThe audio play-along tracks can be found at: http://kellysmusicbooks.com/media/Watch the video demo here: http://youtu.be/TD_T2TTTJw4

Celtic World Collection - Ukulele contains 46 of the most requested session tunes and original ukulele tunes. Each tune has standard notation, chords and ukulele tablature. Ukulele recordings with guitar accompaniment available below. To facilitate learning, the recordings are played at a slower speed. Also included: a useful ukulele chord chart, commonly used ukulele scales charts, a page of warm-up technical exercises, strumming and picking patterns, and a fingerboard note chart. A good selection of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Old-Time and a few original tunes included.

The Ukulele Christmas Songbook has thirty of the most loved holiday favorites arranged for beginner to intermediate ukulelists. Each song is shown in lead sheet format, meaning the melody, lyrics, and chords are included. The melodies have both ukulele tablature and notation, and each song includes chord diagrams showing the finger placement. Twenty songs have a more advanced fingerstyle arrangement for players looking for a fuller-sounding chord melody with chords and melody together. There is also a useful 30+ page ukulele reference section for players wishing to expand their ukulele knowledge. This reference section includes a chord library of the most common ukulele chords, strumming and fingerpicking patterns, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams in every key, and a collection of ukulele scales and scale patterns to warm-up your fingers.

Is There A Faster Way To Learn Guitar Chords? Learn your first 99+ guitar chords quickly using Brent's visual system tried and tested with thousands of students. Designed for the complete beginner to intermediate level guitar players of any age. The chords you will learn are the most frequently played chords in pop, country, folk, and rock guitar playing. Start off learning the 16 easy 1, 2, and 3 finger chords, then move on to the 12 essential chords all guitarists must know. Make sure to take all the visual quizzes to help memorize these important chord shapes! Next comes 35 more commonly used chords, followed by the 16 sharps and flats chords. After you have a good grasp of these chords, you can start to focus on playing barre chords. Brent has included 7 tips to master barre chords with accompanying exercises. If you are into rock music, work on the 4 main power chords with some great little song patterns. Then on to the 8 moveable chords that you can transpose up and down the guitar neck. Also, three of the most important charts you will ever need are included: the major key chart showing the chords in each key (which is great for learning or writing your own songs); a handy capo chart to help you transpose to any key; the all-important guitar fingerboard charts, so you know where you are going. As an added bonus, there are three different printable blank guitar chord charts to add more chords to your repertoire or just write down your favourite songs. The Beginner Guitar Chord Book will you get jamming in no time. Check out Brent's website for the accompanying video and audio tracks, plus a good selection of guitar books and free lessons.

In The Jazz Guitar Looper Pedal Book, much time was taken to add essential looper techniques, theory, reference charts, riffs, chords, scales, arpeggios, tips, and more. So, this book is great for your looper and for learning and improving your jazz playing in general. • Practice jazz guitar with the aid of a looper pedal. • Learn how to create layered loops step by step. • Hundreds of riffs and essential theory tips. • Technique, scales, chords and valuable charts. • Extensive accompanying audio and video online (https://brentrobitaille.com/product/jazz-guitar-looper-pedal-book/) • Jam-packed book with 221 pages.

45 New Arrangments for Classical Guitar Players in Open D Tuning The classical guitar book in open D guitar tuning presents a new, and I think, additional way of approaching classical guitar repertoire. Tuning to an open chord, in this case, DADF#AD can have its benefits. The most obvious is that a major chord can be played with a single finger, or in the key of D, with open strings. Every attempt has been made to keep true to the original manuscripts, but occasionally the tune is transposed from the original, or the odd note has been altered to make the pieces playable. I have kept the arrangements primarily in the keys of D, G or A to take full advantage of the open strings in D tuning. In short, this book may not be for the classical guitar purist but does expand the repertoire that is lacking with open tunings. There is a good selection of graded pieces from prominent classical guitar composers like Aguado, Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi and Carulli, plus other well-known works by Bach, Dowland, Satie, Beethoven, de Visee, Diabelli, Grieg, Haydn, O’Carolan, Pachelbel, Paganini, Petzold, Sanz, Schumann and Vivaldi. I also adapted 24 of the Giuliani right-hand exercises, major and minor scales and arpeggios, plus fretboard charts to further develop your knowledge and technique in Open D. Each piece has notation, tablature in Open D tuning, right- and left-hand fingerings, and performance markings. An assortment of reference audio tracks are available online at the authors' website. Look for the audio tracks on my website in the guitar books section: https://brentrobitaille.com/product/classical-guitar-book-in-open-d-tuning/ or, https://brentrobitaille.com/product-category/guitar-books/ or, https://brentrobitaille.com/

John Dowland (1563 – 1626), a contemporary of both William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, was recognized as one of the greatest musicians of his time, writing songs, ensemble music and solos for the lute. Early music has long been part of the classic guitar repertoire and more recently, it has been adopted with enthusiasm by ukulele players. This book presents sixteen of Dowland's most beautiful lute songs that can be performed by ukulele players, with or without a vocalist. Two versions of each song – one easier and another more advanced—are offered in both standard notation and tablature for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles in re-entrant (gCEA) tuning. Various vocal ensemble renditions of the songs, as well as the author’s video performances of each solo arrangement are available online. For vocalists and their audiences, and for all musicians and songwriters to fully connect with the emotion of the songs, Dowland’s sublime lyrics are also included.

Take your blues mandolin playing to the next level with the Mandolin Blues Book. A collection of 101 blues riffs and solos ideal for all mandolinists looking to get a good grasp of jamming the blues. The book covers all the essential tools needed to play blues mandolin. Start by learning the 40 stylistic riffs and 25 one and two bar blues riffs in multiple keys, then move on to the longer 12 bar blues rhythm riffs and extended solos. Most of the longer rhythm riffs and solos follow the standard 12 bar blues form, so they are readily applicable to the many mandolin playing styles, including country, rock, jazz, and bluegrass, to name a few. To further deepen your mandolin skills, study the major, minor and blues scales and arpeggios as well as the library of mandolin chords and blues chord progressions in all 12 keys. No book covers everything, but with some practice, you will be ready to take your mandolin, jam the blues with confidence, and show off your new skills. Audio and Video online: https://brentrobitaille.com/product/mandolin-blues-book/