Do-It-Yourself Ukulele

Hal Leonard’s ‘Do-It-Yourself’ series is aimed toward adult learners who want to learn musical skills and guarantee self-teaching success! Each book features lessons with audio and video support that demonstrate key elements. The explanations in each book are thorough and the audio lessons demonstrate concepts using “adult-friendly” music from artists like the Beatles, ZZ Top, Taylor Swift and more!

Do-It-Yourself Ukulele provides step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to play the ukulele. It uses 102 video tutorials and 87 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along. Topics covered in this book include ukulele fundamentals; how to read music and tablature; playing chords of all types; essential strum patterns; notes on the fretboard; single-note melodies; using scales; fingerpicking; technique building; essential ukulele songs; blues-style playing; using a capo.

Musical selections:

• Aloha Oe

• Amazing Grace

• Aura Lee

• Brown Eyed Girl

• Can't Help Falling In Love

• Hallelujah

• Hey, Soul Sister

• Hound Dog

• The House Of The Rising Sun

• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

• I'm Yours

• La Bamba

• Lava

• Lean On Me

• Learning To Fly

• Let It Be

• Lullaby

• Ode To Joy

• Oh, Pretty Woman

• Old Town Road (I Got The Horses In The Back)

• Over The Rainbow

• Perfect

• Riptide

• Seven Nation Army

• (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

• Smoke On The Water

• Stand By Me

• Three Little Birds

• The Thrill Is Gone

• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

• Twist And Shout

• The Wheels On The Bus

• Yellow Submarine