Ukulele Tunebooks

Uke is hot these days! We have an excellent selection of instruction and song books to get you ready for your next Hawaiian vacation!

'60's Uke-In $14.95

Jim Beloff

25 fab songs form the 1960's, arranged for the first time for the ukulele. "All My Loving", "Georgy Girl", "King of the Road:", and of course, with a reverent bow in memory of Tiny Tim, "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"!

Camp Ukulele $14.95

Jim Beloff

40 favorite sing-along songs for family and camp. Includes "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "The Ants Go Marching", Puff the Magic Dragon", Clementine" and many more that you will know by heart!

Christmas Carols for Uke $7.95

John King

Thirty Eight carols arranged for uke with intermediate level chord progressions.

Christmas Ukulele, Hawaiian Style $19.95 with CD

Chika Nagata and Randall Ames

12 great carols, arranged for Uke, 11 of the most common standards and "Mele Kilikimaka", a real Hawaiian carol! Great chord chart at the end. Each song on the CD is played 3 times: the first and third time with the melody, the second time with the melody left out for you to play or sing with just the rhythm! Chika plays an 8 string Uke on the recording.

Easy Songs For Ukelele $14.95 with CD

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

Play along with your favorite tunes from the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Woodie Guthrie, Simon & Garfunkel, and more. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple ryhthms and melodies and ending with chords and notes up the neck. The audio CD features every song played with guitar accompaniment, so you can hear how each song sounds, and then play along when you're ready!

Fun Songs for Ukulele $14.95

Ron Middlebrook

60 some Hawaiian and old 20's pop songs. Intermediate level arrangements and chords. Not all the verses are included.

Fun with the Ukulele $5.95

Mel Bay

$14.95 with CD, $17.95 with DVD. An easier book with larger print and easier chord progressions than in "You can Teach Yourself Uke". Chord chart in the back.

Gone Hawaiian $14.95

Jim Beloff

A collection of 30 popular Hawaiian songs especially arranged for the ukulele. Includes a biographical section on the most prolific song writers including Harry Owens, Johnny Noble, and Sonny Cunha. Includes :"My Little Grass Shack", "Ukulele Lady" and "The Hawaiian Wedding Song"! I'll never forget my dear, beloved father singing to us when we were kids "Where the Humuhumu, Nukunukuapuaa goes swimming by".

Gone Hollywood $14.95

Jim Beloff

Not only does this book include 29 classic film songs, but it features a section on uke sightings in the in the movies! How's that for obscurely wonderful trivia! "Moon River", "On the Good Ship Lollypop", "Pennies from Heaven", "When you Wish Upon an Star" and many more!

Herb Ohta-Ukulele Masters Series $24.95

Jim Beloff

A collection of 26 standards and originals for the great ukulele master, Herb Ohta. While this song book is ideal for the experienced played, with practice, these arrangements can be enjoyed by all uke enthusiasts. Lso included is a CD with 15 of the songs performed by Ohta himself.

Irving Berlin Songs Arranged for the "Uke" $6.95

Roy Smeck

Twenty Irving Berlin songs including "Blue Skies", "Say It Isn't So", and "White Christmas". Chord chart at the beginning; songs contain all the necessary chords, so this is not a beginner's book!

The Bari Best $19.95

Jim Beloff

30 of the best songs from Jumpin' Jim's songs books, especially for the Baritone Ukulele. Includes instroduction to the Baritone Uke and a complele chord chart.

The Cat's Meow $22.95 with CD

Ian Whitcomb

Ukulele favorites of the Roaring Twenties. A fascinating book with songs taken from the original sheet music; the original rare sheet music covers are reproduced before each selection. This book also contains a many paged "history" of 'Ukulele' Al Brown, itself worth the price of admission. Not a beginner's book-sophisticated (if you can call a Tin Pan Alley song sophisticated) - I guess musically sophisticated would be the more acurate term. The CD contains all the songs, performed by Ian Whitcomb and His Bungalow Boys. Band, Orchestra, Uke, Accordion, and Piano!!!

The Classical Ukulele $24.95

John King

This is a collection of classical and traditional works ingeniously arranged for Ukulele by John King, A classical master of the uke. This book is ideal for more experienced players. It is amazing how well these famous pieces by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Joplin and others translate to the ukulele. Indluded is a CD of all the arrangements magnificently performed by John King. All works are arranged for GCEA tuned ukes. Tab and notation. Bravo!

The Joy of Uke 1 DVD $29.95

Jim Beloff

Jim Beloff teaches the basics of how to tune and hold the uke. By practicing the songs taught here (He's Got the Whole World", "When the Saints", "Give my Regards to Broadway" and many others) you'll learn the most important chords and strums and will quickly be making music!

The Ukulele: A Visual History $24.95

Jim Beloff

Now back in print in a hard cover version, this beautiful book is the essential volume on the cultural history of the uke. Hundreds of great photographs, chapters on the history, great players and famous manufacturers both past and present. This last section is very helpful with instrument identificaion. As must have for any uke lover!

Ukelele for Cowboys $14.95

Ron Middlebrook

40 popular Cowboy songs in notation and tablature. Great photos, clear, easy to read music, and (saving the best for last) all the verses to the country's greatest Cowboy songs!

Ukulele Beach Party $14.95

Jim Beloff

Sand and surf tunes for the Uke. "Blue Moon", "California Girls", Surfin' USA", "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy days of Summer", "Under the Boardwalk", and other great sandy, moldy oldies!

Ukulele Chord Finder $6.95

Hal Leonard

Learn to play chords on the uke with this comprehensive yet easy-to-learn book. The "Ukulele Chord Finder" contains over 1000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types, including three voicings for each chord. If it's not in this book, you don't need it!

Ukulele Chords $2.95

Ron Middlebrook

A one piece, two page glossy coated uke chord chart with Intros and Endings on the back cover.

Ukulele Gems $14.95

Jim Beloff

Classic Tin Pan Alley songs arranged for Uke. Includes "Bye Bye Blues", "Lullaby of Birdland", "Yes Sir! That's my Baby" and others.

Ukulele Heaven $24.95 with CD

Ian Whitcomb

Hawaiian and old pop songs in notation with words and chords. The accompanying CD features the strummed soprano Uke of Ian Whitcomb, the picked baritone uke of Lyle Ritz and the Dobro guitar of Fred Sokolow, plus special guest start George Formby and Cliff Edwards. This book will add a few great numbers to the repertoire of the professional or aspiring professional ukule player!

Ukulele Island $14.95

Jim Beloff

31 tropical songs; a fun and refreshing potion of sambas, calypsos, Hawaiian classics and exotic tiki tunes mixed for your playing pleasure! No duplications with the "Gone Hawaiian" song book. As in all Jim's song books, there is brief instruction and an excellent all inclusive chord chart at the beginning- all the weird ones too! (Dominant 9ths, Diminished 7ths, etc.) Songs include "Bali Ha'I", "Brown Eyed Girl", and my old favorite, sung by my high-school boyfriend, "Yellow Bird".

Ukulele Method Book 1 $5.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

An easy-to read, simple instruction book, easy three chord progressions with a few minors at the end.

Ukulele Method Book 2 $9.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

A continuation of the HL Uke Method Book 1. Book 2 includes Movable chords, diminished chords, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, five-finger roll stroke and much more. 51 tracks of songs for demonstration and play along.

Ukulele Method DVD $14.95

Lil' Rev- Hal Leonard

Use either solo or with the Hal Leonard Uke Books!

Ukulele Method for Chords and Melody Playing $9.95

Roy Smeck

The ultimate professional uke instruction book. Great arrangements with lots of great chords in each song. A section of intros and endings and all the chords ever invented in the chord chart at the end of the book. And some pretty sophisticated strumming patterns are shown as well. Not for the faint of heart

Ukulele Party $9.95

Jerry Moore

No musical notation. Words with chord numbers where the changes occur. I assume that since each song has two CD tracks, that one is a demo and one is a playalong, but the book doesn't day!

Ukulele Song Book $9.95

Ron Middlebrook

Good instruction at the beginning with a great section on Uke strokes. Traditional folks songs and Hawaiian songs are arranged in order of difficulty, starting with 2 chord songs, moving up to 7 or more chord songs! No chord chart, and chords are indicated by chord letter only, not the little chord boxes, so you would need a chord chart to go along with this book if you don't know them already!

Ukulele Spirit $14.95

Jim Beloff-arranger

Jumpin'Jim's Ukulele Spirit is a collection of 40 great hymns, spirituals and songs of faith and inspiration arranged for ukulele. Sung alone or with a group, these songsd are easy to play, fun to sing and sure to raise your spirits! Includes "All You Need is love", "Dona Nobis Pacem", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and many more!

Ukulele Tips 'n' Tunes $14.95

Jim Beloff

A beginner's method and song book from the modern king of the uk Jumpin' Jim Beloff! A step-by-step introduction fo the pleassures of playing the uke; like a private lesson in print! 29 songs including the basics, moving on to more challenging chord progressions.

You Can Teach Yourself Uke $10.95

Mel Bay

A most excellent instruction book; illustrations at the beginning with traditional songs for practice. Has songs through all the keys, using more complex chords as the book goes on. Chord chart in the back. I would recommend this book to someone who is at least proficient on the guitar.