Astein2006
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Hi All. I am looking to get a classic ukulele song book. Any suggestions?
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Song Help Request Classic Ukulele song book suggestions
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Croaky Keith
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The Daily Ukelele (& its leap year edition), plus any Fake Book is also in the key of C.
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No on the Ain't She Sweet and no on Tip Toe. Want a book of classic hawaiian songs for the ukulele, preferably with accompanying cd.
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He Mele Aloha is the most comprehensive Hawaiian songbook I know. It doesnt have a cd but I believe there are links to finding audio of the songs (I didnt use that so not 100%). This was a huge book (get the spiral bound, not paperback) that had nearly every song we played at my local (in Cali) kanakapila.
In that case, as bunnyf suggested, He Mele Aloha is a very good resource for Hawaiian songs. The Hawaiian Style Ukulele series volumes 1 trough 3 aren't as extensive but does come with cds and standard musical notation for those that can read music.
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That really is not a fake book by any stretch of the imagination. You have to know the music before it's any good and for some of the songs in there nobody anywhere that actually remembers them anymore. The Charles E. King books, though long out of print, are a better source of playable old school Hawaiian songs.
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Those are out of print.
Volumes 1 and 3 of The Hawaiian Style Ukulele can be had here: http://gcea.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=68_70
Volume 2 may be out of print. He Mele Aloha can be had at Amazon.
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