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Ukulele for Guitar Players | UKEGTR

A guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar player to the ukulele.

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Ukulele for Guitar Players

Author: Curt Sheller
Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications - (98 pages)
Published: July 01, 2006
ISBN-10: 1-60321-001-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-001-0
Size: 8.5 x 11
Product Code: UKEGTR
Product Page: /books/UKEGTR/index.php

This book is for current and former guitar players discovering the ukulele for the first time or returning to the instrument.

Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele. Or exploring the possibilities that the ukulele offer. Covers chords, scale and an introduction to reading standard music notation on ukulele.

The ukulele is both a different instrument than the guitar and at the same time a lot like the guitar.

Guitar players that also play the ukulele find that it gives them a different and fresh look at how they also approach the guitar.

Be sure to check out the UkuleleForGuitarPlayers.com web site.

Regarding Ukulele For Guitar Players

Ex-Beatle George Harrison received a gift from his good friend Tom Petty shortly before his death – a ukulele. Paul McCartney also gifted Harrison a ukulele. That’s when I knew ukuleles were going mainstream. No more Don Ho jokes. No more Arthur Godfrey jokes. Ukuleles were cool. Ukulele For Guitar Players by Curt Sheller bets there’s a new wave of guitar players discovering the uke for the first time, or returning to the instrument. Modern virtuosos include Jake Shimabukuro, James Hill, and ukulele jazz legend Lyle Ritz. The book enables guitar players to make the transition to the ukulele by using basic open-position chords, movable-form chords, triads, advanced-jazz chords, and essential scales. An introduction to reading standard music notation on ukulele, Sheller highlights both the similarities and the differences between the instruments. One gets the feeling if George Harrison was still with us, he’d be getting this book as a gift. (illinoisentertainer.com, Posted on March 30th, 2006 in Monthly, Gear)

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Introduction
Ukulele History
Common Ukulele Sizes
Common Ukulele Tunings
- “C” Tuning
  - C Tuning, High “G”
  - C Tuning, Low “G”
- “D” Tuning
  - D Tuning, High “A”
  - D Tuning, Low “A”
- “G” Tuning
  - G Tuning
  - G Tuning, High “D”
  - Summary
Open Position Chords
- The Ukulele Chord Diagram
- “G” Tuning
  - “G” Tuning Open Position Chords
  - Baritone Ukulele & Guitar
  - Transferring Chords to “G” Tuning
- “C” Tuning
  - “C” Tuning Open Position Chords
  - “C” Tuning Relative to Guitar
  - Transferring Chords to “C” Tuning
- “D” Tuning
  - “D” Tuning Open Position Chords
  - “D” Tuning Relative to Guitar
  - Transferring Chords to “D” Tuning
- Tuning Transposition Chart
- Transposing Chords
- Summary
Movable Chord Forms
- “G” Tuning F Movable Form Chords
- “G” Tuning Bb Movable Form Chords
- “C” Tuning Bb Movable Form Chords
- “C” Tuning Eb Movable Form Chords
- “D” Tuning C Movable Form Chords
- “D” Tuning F Movable Form Chords
Triads
4-Part Jazz Chords
- Major Triads
- Minor Triads
- Diminished Triads
- Augmented Triads
- Seventh Chords
Scale Interval Formula Chart
The Fifteen Major Scales (Keys)
Essential Scales
- The Pentatonic Scale
- Additional Blues Scale Shapes
- The Pentatonic Scale
- Additional Pentatonic Scale Shapes
- Identifying the Names of the Notes
- Getting More Information
- What Are a Scale’s Associated Chords?
- Blues vs. Minor Pentatonic
- Expanding the Blues Scale
Reading Standard Music Notation
- Round the Mulberry Bush
- The Third Uke Man
- Second Story Uke
Learning The Ukulele Fingerboard

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Regarding the Ukulele Chord and Scale Books

Folks, if you haven't stopped by Curt's site, do so right now! ..And get his books, they are fantastic. This guy knows his stuff and is able to pass it along too. - - Alan Johnson Proprietor, The 4th Peg

(Regarding QUICKSTART Scale Fingerings for Ukulele) The ukulele book arrived, it must have been chatting with some Christmas cards somewhere.

The books are great!! I am very happy to wrap the books up, and put them under the tree.

My husband and I are both learning to play ukulele and he is also playing a little bit of guitar. Thanks also for sending the full catalogue. These look like some of the best materials that I have found so far!

Thanks, Laura C.

(Regarding QUICKSTART Scale Fingerings for Ukulele) ... I was looking for blues chording info but your site came up as jazz chords. I figured soon or later I would need jazzer chords so here I am. Plus nobody else is offering more indepth info on the uke, I liked the scale one the best so far.

Thank you RDGauthier

I can highly recommend Curt's Uke books -- I have four of them and they are excelent.

fatveg - Portland (4th Peg Ukulele forum)

Thank you Curt,

I bought a ukulele a few months back after stumbling across a few people playing it on YouTube. I’ve been playing around for a while now, and these books are exactly what I need to bring my technique up a level. Your website and books are definitely a great resource that I’ll be returning to for ideas and help.

Thanks again,

“I agree with everybody about just using guitar chords and dropping 2 strings, but I have found Curt Sheller's book "Scale Fingerings for Tenor and Baritone Ukulele" helpful for practicing scales in different modes.” - - dave (davebough, ezFolk Forums)

“Your chord of the week lessons are great! Really opened my eyes as to what I was doing & has allowed me to figure out the best way to play the chords I need, depending on the arrangement. Ive actually only looked at the first 2 weeks so far, then worked out the 3rd week myself.

I especially like the way that each week builds on what was learned the previous, so you are incorporating all the forms into the exercises!” - - S. (sharp21 at 4th Peg "The Parlor Room" Ukulele Forum)

Aloha Curt,

Just a quick note to say, Mahalo for the quick shipping on the Kala Foldup Ukulele Stand. I'm working on my strums with the help of your book. The arpeggio Fingerings are for when I get some of my lessons down pat and I can move on to them. Mahalo for all your time and effort in putting these ebooks and the information you have on your site. I go to you for the most consistent in quality of information.

Me ke aloha pau ole.

Tamm

Thanks for the quick processing and delivery on my order. Your ukulele publications are the highest quality I have seen.

I'm just a beginner. Never played an instrument in my life. Now, at age 58, it's time to get down to serious learning. Retired, I now have the time.

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MattyNick I wanted to pay you a compliment. (Now don’t get a big head!). I have purchased many books over the past 15 years I have been playing and none of them come even close to having the detailed and easy to understand information yours have. I really got a chance to get some practicing in and am finding your books to be such a great learning tool. I also purchased a timer like you suggested and my practice sessions the past 4 days have been my best in years. Take care.

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Ukulele for Guitar Players has it's own web site at: www.UkuleleForGuitarPlayers.com

All book sizes are 8.5" x 11" unless noted and music stand friendly, "lay flat" coil binding.

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A Guide to Ukulele Chords, 2nd Edition

A Guide to Ukulele Chords, Second Edition is designed as a guide to ukulele chords. Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. A Guide to Ukulele Chords covers movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and includes an introduction to 4-part, a.k.a jazz chords and more...

From a few core, basic chord shapes and a understanding of how chords are constructed. Your chord vocabulary can be dramatically increased without memorizing countless chord shapes. There are too many chord shapes to memorize.

This book will take the mystery out playing and understanding chords on the ukulele, whether it is a standard, concert, tenor or baritone ukulele in C tuning, low or high string four.

Tunings: C Tunings. Low or high string four variations.

Lefties of the world! Don't feel left out. There is a version for you: A Guide to Ukulele Chords for Lefties

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-047-8 Published: November 2011 Pages 50

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Ukulele Chords

This mini (1/2 size) chord books are the perfect size for every ukulele gig bag or case and a great addition to you music book library.

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Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.

Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.

Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-000-3 Published: March 2007 Pages 44

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A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z

The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today.

Studying the blues chord progressions presented in this book will open a wealth of creative possibilities for exploring chord progressions in all styles of music, not just blues.

This volume covers the key of C major and C minor. Each example includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and its chord substitutions.

A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z starts with a basic three chord, 12 bar blues and progresses up to a sophisticated jazz blues with multiple chord substitutions.

All examples are shown in C and G tuning. Suitable for Soprano, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles. Get through this book and you'll have a solid jazz chord foundation to build on.

Tunings: C and G. Low or high string four variations.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-4-1 Published: March 2005 Pages 80

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A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords - Volume I

Beyond learning basic Ukulele chords most players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called “jazz” chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.

A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer. Even chord theory does not offer any insight into unraveling the complexity of Ukulele chord voicings.

If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele is your answer.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-8-9 Published: March 2003 Pages 70

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Exploring Jazz Chords on Ukulele

Exploring Jazz Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.

Building a Solid Jazz Chord Foundation using Seventh, Major Seventh, Major 6, Minor Seventh, Minor Sixth, Diminished Seventh, Minor Seventh Flat Five and Augmented Seventh chords.

Tunings: C and G. Low or high string four variations.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-007-2 Published: January 2007 Pages 52

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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I

Volume I features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions. These principles are explained using chords from volume I of The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords. Chapters with common major and minor full diatonic, partial diatonic and chromatic chord progressions are also included to further explore voice leading principles presented in the book.

Tunings: C Tuning with a low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-9-6 Published: January 2004 Pages 80

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Volume I cover the keys of C, F & Bb. The key of C includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-005-8 Published: March 2004 Pages 65

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The Advanced Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar - Volume II

Volume II cover the keys of E, A, D & G. The key of E includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-006-5 Published: March 2004 Pages 65

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