Ukulele Fingerpicking: No Music Background Required, Paperback

A UKE BOOK LIKE NO OTHER: Do you want to learn to play the ukulele really well? If so, this is the perfect book to learn from. With detailed step-by-step guidance, 89 stand-alone solos, and 54 accompaniments and tutorials, you will be playing really fine ukulele before you know it

ANYONE CAN LEARN TO FINGER PICK THE UKE: But doesn't learning the ukulele require lots of practice time? No. The material presented is interesting and self motivating because it will teach you how to master real ukulele solos: stand-alone solos that are complete in every way. (Your ukulele will be like a little piano you hold in your lap.) And you can master all the material in this book, even if your time is limited and even if you have no music background.

MANY TYPES OF SOLOS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS: The solo and accompaniment TABs cover folk, blues, children's, sacred, carols, campfire, gospel, classical guitar, and more. If you want to finger pick the uke, you will find ukulele Heaven in this book

FREE MP3s SUPPORT THIS BOOK: In addition to the book, many FREE audio sing-alongs, solos and tutorials will show you what the TABs should sound like. The free MP3s will allow you to move them onto any type of mobile device, as well as on your computer. Play the tunes through your smart phone or iPod so you can learn while you're driving. Play them on your tablet for convenient listening. Burn a playable CD. And double-click any tune to hear it on your computer. If learning to finger pick the ukulele is your goal, this book will show you how to get there.

Other how-to music books by DICK CLAASSEN:

Celebrate the Native American Flute - An introductory how-to book plus an informational booklet about the flute. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device

Earth Flute - A comprehensive how-to book that includes tunes from many genres such as traditional, the blues, folk, songs for children, romantic tunes, meditative tunes, classical music, and tunes from many cultures. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.

Meditative Flute - A how-to book devoted to soul stirring tunes that when played will help take you into a meditative state. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.

Sacred Native American Flute - A comprehensive book that covers hymns, Christmas carols, the blues, and meditative loops. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.

5-String Banjo Hot and Wild - A comprehensive how-to book that teaches you how to play full solos and backup in the folk banjo style of Pete Seeger. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.

About the Author:

Dick Claassen began to write when he was barely 9 years old. Eventually he became skilled enough to write various pieces for the Des Moines Register newspaper, the photography magazine Petersen's Photographic, and two books for the textbook publisher, Houghton-Mifflin. Dick has written numerous sci fi and paranormal romance novels, and he co-created, co-owned and co-operated Awe-Struck E-Books from 1999 to 2009. Dick now writes comprehensive music method books on how to play the Native American flute, how to finger pick the 5-string banjo, and how to finger pick the ukulele. Dick is a proud single dad of one daughter who is a professional cellist.