I thoroughly enjoyed assembling the song collection. These songs represent some of the best of
Popular Music in the early 20th century. This is our legacy in music history. Let’s celebrate these songs by sharing them with our families and friends. How about taking them to the local senior center or to anywhere people gather for fun. I’ve arranged these songs in ukulele friendly keys and each song indicates the chords used and in addition to that, suggested strumming patterns. I’ve also indicated the opening note for each song to assist in getting it right.
Below is the full table of contents . . .
The “SONGS OF YESTERYEAR” eBook can be purchased by making a payment of just $20.00 through the PayPal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Once purchased, it will be emailed to you as a pdf file within the day.
I also have a “TRILOGY” of Chord/Melody collections . . . Each collection can be purchased separately for just $20.00 or all together as a combined “TRILOGY” discount of just $50.00
All 4 of the Chord melody ebooks can be purchased at a combo discount price of $70.
For information regarding any ukulele product please email:TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM – Ukulele Chord/Melody arrangement from the 33 Song Christmas Chord/Melody eBook from Ukulele Mike Lynch
Little Town of Bethlehem is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his church and his organist, Lewis Redner, added the music.
Below is an original hand manuscript of the poem
By Phillips Brooks
Watch my video tutorial of O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
This seemed so natural as a Chord/Melody arrangement. . . For those of us who might not
wish to sing but allow the ukulele to “sing” the melody for us, then Chord/Melody playing is
just the ticket. Only the thumb is used . . No fingerpicking involved. Look at the short
clip below. Notice that in the third measure we have a series of chords that are all built on
the C major chord. I’ve frequently been asked for the “chords” needed to play the solo instrumental pieces. Simply indicating the traditional C major chord which is 0003 just doesn’t do the job. This is where tablature shines. For example, the third chord in that 3rd measure is a C chord but it only involves playing the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings . . 000 . . . No first string is played. This is where we depart radically from the norm of strumming songs. We are asked by the arrangement to be specific as to which strings to play.
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM is included in the 33 Song Christmas Chord/Melody eBook. . .
It can be purchased by making a payment of $19.95 through the paypal donate button on the
Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Note that it will be emailed to you within the day as a pdf file. It is not a hard copy book
as you might see in some of my video tutorials. Some people actually keep it as a digital file and use their computers or tablets as “music stand”.
I also offer a discount when purchasing both this Christmas Chord/Melody collection as well
as the 2011 Ukulele Christmas eBook. . . $35.95 for the two ebooks.
For information regarding any ukulele product please email:
TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
According to Wikipedia we find that We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a popular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition wherein wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve, such as figgy puddings that were very much like modern-day Christmas puddings. It is one of the few English traditional carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration and is often the last song carolers sing, wishing all good tidings and happy spirits at Christmastime.
This arrangement which I have done in a Chord/Melody format was done in large part for myself.
You see, I am “digitally challenged” . . . Meaning, I have very short stubby fingers. How I’ve ever been able to play the piano and all of the stringed instruments as well as I do is beyond me. I have a daily struggle to get these little fingers to do what I want them to do. Therefore, I have to do continuous excercises and drills to get them to cooperate. This arrangement employs a lot of fairly large skips, intervals, finger stretches etc. So, doing this piece at a very slow tempo over and over and over again has proven to be an excellent exercise for me. Perhaps those who are blessed with longer fingers will have an easy time of it, but I bet
there are plenty of people who might just benefit from learning this piece and playing daily as
a great finger exercise. Below is a short snippet to illustrate the chord/melody format. Keep in mind, there is no fingerpicking involved in chord/melody playing. . . Just the right thumb.
The Christmas Chord/Melody ebook is available for purchase by making a payment of $19.95 through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Once the payment is made, paypal will give you an opportunity to add more information such as the name of the resource and perhaps email address or any other small message. I will then personally email the collection to you as a pdf file within the day.
TABLE OF CONTENTS of the CHRISTMAS CHORD/MELODY eBOOK
For information regarding any ukulele product please email:
TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
MELODIES OF CHRISTMAS – Single-note unison arrangements of Classic Christmas songs in Tablature format by UKULELE MIKE
Perfect for beginning level tablature reading.
Classic standards of Christmas now available in SINGLE NOTE arrangements in Tablature format by “UKULELE MIKE” LYNCH. This is an ideal collection of Christmas tunes for Young lerners, and anyone who wants to play solo instrumentals on the uke but is not ready for the fully arranged pieces that include fingerpicking arpeggios and chordal structures in Tablature format. Simply the melody alone BUT. . . The arrangements include the standard treble clef format as well which can be played by another instrument such as flute, violin, recorder, piano etc. . . This enables the ukulele player to play along with another person and create an instant DUO!!!. . . What fun. . . . Also the ukulele chord grids are notated to allow other ukuleles to play strumming accompaniment along with the solo uke or ukes to create a full ensemble of ukes. . . Great for classroom teaching. …
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2 Popular Christmas eBooks from Ukulele Mike Lynch available for a combined discount – Purchase price: $35.95 for both
The 2011 release “A UKULELE CHRISTMAS” contains chiefly more elaborate fingerpicking arangements. Elegant and beautiful but needing a bit more skill level to accomplish. The new “CHRISTMAS UKULELE” is entirely in a Chord/Melody format. By far an easier way to get into solo instrumental playing.
Both collections contain the beloved classic and traditional Christmas songs we all come to love.
The 2011 collection also contains a 2nd book that is devoted entirely to chord strumming accompaniment pieces for Holiday sing a longs. A must for Christmas gatherings.
Now, if purchased together, you can get a discount of $10.00. So, the combined prices is $35.00 for both copies. They can be purchased by making a combined payment through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com. Once the payment is made, PayPal will give you an option to add more information such as the names of the eBooks you…
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Brand New 33 Song Christmas Ukulele Chord/Melody eBook Now available – All selections arranged by Ukulele Mike Lynch
Chord/Melody playing is by far the easiest approach
to solo instrumental performance.
This collection of timeless Christmas Classics
uses nothing but Chord/Melody style.
No fingerpicking is required. . . Only the thumb is used.
How much easier could it get?
The 4 lines on the bottom stave represent the 4 strings
of the ukulele.
The top line is the first string (That closest to your knee)
The bottom or 4th line is the string closest to your chin.
The numbers on the lines represent the fret numbers. . .
If you see a ZERO that means an open string.
The treble clef stave on top is there to assist in reading
the time values for each note.
Keep in mind that in solo playing, one does not always
strum all 4 strings together. There are many times
when we are asked to play perhaps only 2 or 3 strings.
This…
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From Wikipedia, here is what we can learn about the song “LOVE IS BLUE”
“L’amour est bleu” (English title: “Love Is Blue”) is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Brian Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros (appearing as Vicky) as the Luxembourgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, it has since been recorded by many other musicians, most notably French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat, whose familiar instrumental version became the only number-one hit by a French artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
The song describes the pleasure and pain of love in terms of colours (blue and grey) and elements (water and wind). The English lyrics (“Blue, blue, my world is blue …”) focus on colours only (blue, grey, red, green, and black)…
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2 Popular Christmas eBooks from Ukulele Mike Lynch available for a combined discount – Purchase price: $35.95 for both
The 2011 release “A UKULELE CHRISTMAS” contains chiefly more elaborate fingerpicking arangements. Elegant and beautiful but needing a bit more skill level to accomplish. The new “CHRISTMAS UKULELE” is entirely in a Chord/Melody format. By far an easier way to get into solo instrumental playing.
Both collections contain the beloved classic and traditional Christmas songs we all come to love.
The 2011 collection also contains a 2nd book that is devoted entirely to chord strumming accompaniment pieces for Holiday sing a longs. A must for Christmas gatherings.
Now, if purchased together, you can get a discount of $10.00. So, the combined prices is $35.00 for both copies. They can be purchased by making a combined payment through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com. Once the payment is made, PayPal will give you an option to add more information such as the names of the eBooks you wish to purchase. I will then, personally email them to you within the day.
Below are the table of contents of both eBooks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NEW 2014 CHRISTMAS UKULELE Chord/Melody eBook
Here is the complete list of Solo Christmas Ukulele instrumentals 2011 in tablature format:
Angels We Have Heard On High
Away In A Manger
Coventry Carol
Good King Wenceslas
O Come Little Children
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
O Tannenbaum
Pat-A-Pan
Silent Night
Still, Still, Still
Up On The Housetop
We Three Kings
What Child Is This
White Christmas Chord/Melody Version
White Christmas (Fingerpicking vesion)
Winter Wonderland
The second book is the “CHRISTMAS SING-A-LONG COLLECTION”
A comprehensive collection of traditional and popular classic CHristmas standards, perfect for Christmas and Holiday get-togethers or Sing-A-Long gatherings. I’ve taken great pains to make these arrangement work well with the Ukulele and with Ukulele “friendly” keys.
Here is the complete list of Songs in this Book:
1.Angels We Have Heard On High
2.Away In A Manger
3.Feliz Navidad
4.Go Tell It On The Mountain
5.Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
6.I’ll Be Home For Christmas
7.Jingle Bell Rock
8.Jingle Bells
9.Jolly Old St. Nicholas
10.Joy To The World
11.Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
12.Mela Kalikimaka
13.O Come All Ye Faithful
14.Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
15.Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
16.Santa Claus Is Coming To town
17.Silent Night
18.Silver Bells
19.Sleigh Ride
20.We Three Kings
21.We Wish You A Merry Christmas
22.What Child Is This?
23.White Christmas
24.Winter Wonderland
For information regarding any ukulele product please email:
TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
Chord/Melody playing is by far the easiest approach
to solo instrumental performance.
This collection of timeless Christmas Classics
uses nothing but Chord/Melody style.
No fingerpicking is required. . . Only the thumb is used.
How much easier could it get?
The 4 lines on the bottom stave represent the 4 strings
of the ukulele.
The top line is the first string (That closest to your knee)
The bottom or 4th line is the string closest to your chin.
The numbers on the lines represent the fret numbers. . .
If you see a ZERO that means an open string.
The treble clef stave on top is there to assist in reading
the time values for each note.
Keep in mind that in solo playing, one does not always
strum all 4 strings together. There are many times
when we are asked to play perhaps only 2 or 3 strings.
This is a much different approach from simple strumming
accompaniment for singing, but in time and with patience, you
WILL become adept at reading this form of notation. It does take
time and please be patient with yourself. Plan a practical approach
to practice time. Select a short achievable amount of music
for the allotted time. For instance, choose 3 or 4 measures.
Learn the part then memorize and move on.
Then next day go to the next group of measures.
Within a short time you’ll find yourself playing these simple classic songs.
At all times, remember to have fun and as always . . .
“HAPPY STRUMMING”
HERE IS THE COMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NEW CHRISTMAS CHORD/MELODY eBook.
It can be purchased for $19.95 by making a payment through the paypal donate button
on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Some have already asked, how does this book differ from the “A UKULELE CHRISTMAS” which I released in 2011? Well, this new collection is ENTIRELY in Chord/Melody format. The previous 2011 collection relies largely on more elaborate fingerpicking arrangement. They are equally fine pieces and well worth learning. The 2011 collection also contains a 2nd book of simple strumming accompaniment Christmas songs. Great for holiday gatherings and sing a longs.
Here is a link that further explains the contents of the 2011 “A UKULELE CHRISTMAS”
“UKULELE CHRISTMAS eBook” Now available from “UKULELE MIKE LYNCH”
“A UKULELE CHRISTMAS” 2011 Collection
More updates to come . . .
For information regarding any ukulele product please email:
TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
“TAMMY” from the motion picture TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR – Solo ukulele chord/melody arrangement by Ukulele Mike Lynch – included in the new 52 Song CHORD/MELODY eBook
I had a ukulele player tell me that my arrangement of EDELWEISS was perfect for a summer’s day on the back porch swing. . . Here again is another one of those kind of pleasant laid back summer evening pieces to learn. Like EDELWEISS it is fairly accessible for moderately advanced beginners thru intermediate players. If you are insterested in creating some of your own ukulele instrumentals keep in mind that the key of F is quite good for that. . . G and C are also good, but F is supremely good for the uke.
In this arrangement I decided to us a Chord/Melody style. It works SO well with the Chord/Melody technique. No fingerpicking involved. . . simply strum the chords and pick the individual melody notes with the thumb. Below is a short excerpt of TAMMY to illustrate how the standard treble clef notation and the tablature…
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