Easy Ukulele Songs: 5 with 5 Chords: Book + Online Video

by Rebecca Bogart, Jenny Peters, Loretta Crum (Editor)

Take Your Ukulele Skills to the Next Level Quickly and Easily - Completely Revised and Improved!Don't be fooled by this book's title. Because it's much more than 5 ukulele songs you can play with 5 chords each…

For the equivalent of pocket change, you get a potent multi-media education (video instruction included) that will transform your ukulele skills in mere days.

Here's why…

It starts with WHO you're learning

You'll learn directly from a Grammy award nominated music teacher and a former Harvard master class piano teacher… the same duo who developed and authored the best-selling "21 Songs in 6 Days" ukulele learning curriculum. (See more about the authors below.)

Here's a taste of WHAT you'll

The 5 songs in this incredibly useful volume are "Camptown Races", "Danny Boy", "Greensleeves", "Five Foot Two", and an original blues tune by the authors, "Lonely Blues".The perfect book to follow "21 Songs in 6 Learn Ukulele the Easy Way". Get more practice playing five chord songs as you learn new skills to help you sound even better.You'll learn a total of 9 chords from this educational (click the book's cover to see the songs and chords inside).All 5 songs strum patterns, chord diagrams, musical and tab notation, and lyrics. No matter what your preferred learning style, the authors have you covered.How to read and play tab and fingerpick melodies step-by-step. Learn directly from the book or from either of the TWO videos included for each song (one for strumming, one for fingerpicking).How to strum the Discover the 3 strumming patterns all others are based on. Learn to combine them into fancier patterns that you can use to make all your music sound great!Beginning blues improvisation… discover the fun of making your own blues melodies.Failure is not an option! You'll overcome any obstacle with clearly articulated troubleshooting tips distilled from the authors' decades of music teaching experience.Plus a brief history of each song, a chord glossary with chord symbols and photos, ukulele tuning tips, recommended reading, and more.Here's what others are “I like the 'tab' thing. I am not to great at chords. My 72 year old fingers are not co-operating. I did the 'tab' and it works fine for me. I also have a terrible singing voice. Now I can play a song using melody instead of chords. Amazing Grace sounds just like Amazing Grace and not just a bunch of chords and my terrible singing voice (I cannot carry a tune). Actually I LOVE the tabs."--Arlene Kennedy“This book is great and super helpful. It's very straight forward and does a great job at explaining everything you need to know so you can actually play the songs. It basically teaches everything from scratch it's super easy to follow and comes with a bunch of extra resources like online video lessons. I loved it!” No matter how you play today, you're about to enter a new dimension of ukulele proficiency.

You'll discover a deeper level of pleasure and enjoyment every time you pick up your ukulele to play. Prepare to be showered with generous praise.

Get your copy of "Easy Ukulele 5 with 5 Chords" now.

Genres: Reference

94 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2015

About the author

Rebecca Bogart is the second half of the sister writing team responsible for 21 Songs in 6 Days: Learn Ukulele the Easy Way. An acclaimed classical pianist, performer and teacher, Rebecca has been passionate about the piano and music her entire life. She has played for audiences in Italy, taught master classes at Harvard and won more than a few piano competitions. She made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall in early 2014.

When not teaching or performing, Rebecca enjoys dancing, tending to her garden and playing the ukulele with Claire, the official 21 Songs in 6 Days cat. She calls the San Francisco Bay Area home.

Reviews

[Altivo Overo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot for a little

There is quite a lot of useful information in this book and the associated videos. The focus is on learning chords and songs, which is good for the impatient beginner. However, the last 45% of the book is largely advertising for other books and courses and a glossary of terms. I think this space could have been better used explaining how chords are built and why.

[Atlantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series of books are a little folksy on the song selection for me but have good tips and basic information. Easy to understand even for a complete beginner.

[Harry · Rating 2 out of 5]

The printed word is very clear but the 5 songs are so light you can just barley make them out.