The Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition: 366 More Songs for Better Living

by Jim Beloff, Liz Beloff

(Fake Book). This super collection features 366 more well-known songs arranged for ukulele from the 1950s through today, by artists such as Carole King, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and others, plus favorites from movies, Broadway, Motown and more! Just like the first Daily Ukulele book, all arrangements feature melody, lyrics and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. A special "Ukulele 101" section, a chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos round out the fun. Tunes include: Ain't No Sunshine * Anticipation * Bubbly * Calendar Girl * Come Monday * Falling Slowly * Hallelujah * I Got You Babe * Lean on Me * Moondance * Route 66 * Sweet Caroline * We Are the World * Y.M.C.A. and scores more! The Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition offers ukulele fun all year long even on February 29th!

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2012

Reviews

[Altivo Overo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like the original, this sequel is a large collection of popular and standard songs, annotated for ukulele accompaniment and vocals. The work that went into selection is massive, and the results are good. The earliest I noticed as I read through was from 1929, and the most recent from about 1999 I think. That's quite a span of coverage. The keys have been adjusted to promote relatively easy play on the ukulele without pushing the singer to extreme ranges. This in itself is masterful work. Fonts and music a large and clear to read. The book weighs more than two pounds (about a kilogram) and has a plastic comb binding so it will lay flat, which is always nice. However, the comb is a tad too tight for so many pages, and a well used book is probably going to come loose at some point in the future. Anyway, glad to have this available and I'm sure it will be useful. Reading full lyrics for some of these that I only remember vaguely from my childhood was sometimes hilarious.

[Candice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any songbook with Fever, Brand New Key, Don’t Pass Me By, One Fine Day, and Will You Still Love Me gets a five-star rating.

[Atlantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun collection of Ukulele songs. Fun, challenging, as well as a great mix of different genres.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't feel like the song selections were as good as in the first Daily Ukulele book - I knew many of the songs, they just didn't seem like ideal songs to play on a ukulele to me. I did find a good number of songs I enjoyed, however.

[Jupie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book if you want to play a ukulele. Book 2 with 366 songs and chords. Wonderful!

[Jill Hughes]

Good book for having a variety of songs.