Favorite Resource

ragtimelil · Nov 24, 2014

YouTube. Books are generally a disappointment for me. I'm not a beginner and don't appreciate hokey old songs. I jam with a couple of bluegrass groups and learned to chunk like a mandolin. I'm learning to pick out some melodies too and recently found a classical piece that I just love.

mailman · Nov 24, 2014

Ukejenny said:
What is the one resource/book/video/whatever that has helped you the most in your journey with the ukulele?

No brainer. Ukulele Underground....

Ramart · Nov 24, 2014

DaveY said:
Ultimate-Guitar.com and Chordie.com, because if I can play a song that I want to play and sing, some natural learning occurs.

Totally agree regarding Chordie.com as a favorite. I especially like that it shows uke chord forms and options and easily transposes keys. Chordie also lets you save faves to your own online songbook, and links songs to a separate online "radio" site that lets you hear the master track.

Similarly, Android smartphone users should check out the PocketChordsFREE app, which scans the Internet for chords/lyrics for your chosen song (because Chordie.com, etc., sometimes won't have 'em).

1300cc · Nov 25, 2014

Rllink said:
Daily Ukulele songbook.

Is this suitable for beginner?

actadh · Nov 25, 2014

I was having a hard time wrapping my head around fingerpicking and this video really helped - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjcYhPF6COc

Laouik · Nov 28, 2014

UU and Ukulelehunt.com. The only book I bought was From Lute to Uke which I'm still enjoying.

vanflynn · Nov 28, 2014

1300cc said:
Is this suitable for beginner?

Daily ukulele has a wide variety of songs and complexity. I attached a list of the songs, the key and number of chords in DU. Unfortunately I can't attach excel files so I saved it as a tab deliniated text file. Import it into excel.

A great songbood for beginners is from the Albany Ukulele group
http://albanyukulele.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/songbook15.pdf
It starts very easy and gets harder

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters · Nov 28, 2014

The resource that has helped me the most is May Singhi Breen's New Ukulele Method for Beginning and Advanced Students.

I play through this book every few months, and I learn more every time I do so.

Rllink · Nov 28, 2014

1300cc said:
Is this suitable for beginner?

You will find songs at all levels. You just need to go through it and find the ones that you want to do. I've also found that some groups use it as their go to book for jams, so nice to have. There is lots of room to grow as well.

Nickie · Nov 28, 2014

Believe it or not, playing the piano and reading a book called "The Hell I Can't".

timmit65 · Nov 28, 2014

How 'bout an App? I use/Love Chords4Uke....

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