ALFRED TEACH Yourself To Play Ukulele C Tuning Edition
- Catalog #: 00-33552
- C TUNING
- UKULELE METHOD
Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele, C-Tuning Edition
Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!
By Morton Manus and Ron Manus
Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music.
The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons:
* Transposition chart
* Dictionary of tablature techniques
* Ukulele fingerboard chart
* Complete ukulele chord dictionary
This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com.
Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.
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Getting Started |
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Foreword |
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A Short History of the Ukulele |
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The Ukulele |
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How to Hold the Ukulele |
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How to Tune Your Ukulele |
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Getting Acquainted with Music |
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How to Play the C7 Chord |
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Mini Music Lesson: Time Signatures |
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How to Play the F Chord |
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Mini Music Lesson: Note Values, Rest Values |
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Mini Music Lesson: Ties |
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Down in the Valley |
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Mini Music Lesson: Eighth Note & Rests |
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Go Tell Aunt Rhody |
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Mini Music Lesson: Pickup Measures, Dotted Quarter Note |
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Cockles and Mussels |
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Clementine |
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How to Play the C Chord |
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Tom Dooley |
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How to Play the G7 Chord |
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Love Somebody |
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The Streets of Laredo |
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Mini Music Lesson: The Down- and Up-Stroke |
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Mini Music Lesson: The Fermata |
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Michael, Row the Boat Ashore |
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Frankie and Johnny |
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Mini Music Lesson: Blues Strum |
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Careless Love |
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How to Play the G Chord |
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How to Play the D7 Chord |
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Lolly-Too-Dum |
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Mini Music Lesson: Bluegrass Strum |
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Little Brown Jug |
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Mini Music Lesson: D. C. al Fine |
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Gimme That Old-Time Religion |
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When the Saints Go Marching In |
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Mini Music Lesson: The Calypso Strum |
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Mary Ann |
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The Sloop John B |
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How to Play the A7 Chord |
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How to Play the D Minor Chord |
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Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho |
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Greensleeves |
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Scarborough Fair |
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How to Play the G Minor Chord |
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Go Down, Moses |
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How to Play the A Chord |
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Hava Nagila |
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St. Louis Blues |
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How to Play the C Diminished Chord |
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Alexander's Ragtime Band |
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Mini Music Lesson: March Strum |
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The Yankee Doodle Boy |
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How to Play the B-flat Chord |
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How to Play the F7 Chord |
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Skip to My Lou |
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Red River Valley |
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This Land Is Your Land |
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How to Play in 6/8 Time |
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
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Vive L'Amour |
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Aura Lee |
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Mini Music Lesson: Eighth Note Triplet |
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Amazing Grace |
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Mini Music Lesson: How to Play by Ear |
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Mini Music Lesson: How to Determine the Key of a Song |
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How to Play an Entire Song by Ear |
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Mini Music Lesson: How to Transpose |
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Ukulele Accompaniments |
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Ukulele Fingerboard Chart |
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Ukulele Chord Dictionary |
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