Table of Contents
Introduction 13
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Ukulele 17
Who Invented the Ukulele? 19
Ukulele Parts 20
Tuning Your Ukulele 26
Chapter 2 Rhythm 29
The One-Finger Chord 31
Start with a Strum 34
The Ukulele Player's Toolbox 37
A Final Word on Strumming 43
Chapter 3 Harmony 45
Understanding Chords 47
Major versus Minor 49
One, Four, Five 51
Buffalo Gals 56
Oh! Susanna 57
Home on the Range 58
Chapter 4 Melody 61
Learning Melodies 63
Scales 64
The Melodic Minor Scale 69
Intervals 73
Chords and Scales 74
Inside Picking 75
Implying the Melody 76
Chapter 5 Doo-Dads 79
The Muffle 81
Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, and Slides 83
Snap, Warble, and Ring 85
The Glissando and Two-Finger Trill 88
Percussion 89
The Tritone Scramble 90
Chapter 6 Let's Play 91
Learning Songs 93
Enough Already. Let's Play 95
It Ain't Gonna' Rain No More 96
Leavin' in the Morning 97
Fog Dog Blues 98
Home on the Range 99
Greensleeves 100
Annie Laurie 101
Don't Do Any Better 102
Supplicant Sally 103
Liquid Times 104
Beautiful Dreamer 105
Why Not Pretend It's True? 106
Hymn Song 107
Good to Have You Here 108
10,000 Ukuleles 109
Chapter 7 Keeping On 111
Play with Others 113
Form a Group 114
Don't Be a Jukebox, Use It! 115
Sound of Silence 116
Record Yourself 117
Get Into Ukulele Lore 117
Teach Someone 118
Just Play 118
Chapter 8 Chords 119
The Chord Collection 121
Ab Chords 122
A Chords 123
Bb Chords 124
B Chords 125
C Chords 126
C# Chords 127
D Chords 128
Eb Chords 129
E Chords 130
F Chords 131
F# Chords 132
G Chords 133
Changing Keys 134
Common Chord Patterns 134
The Circle of Fifths 140
Appendix A Glossary 147
Appendix B Resources 155
Cyber Connections: Players and Teachers 157
Ukulele Publications and Media 159
Ukulele Festivals 159
Ukulele Clubs 160
Ukulele Manufacturers 161
Index 163
