title: Simple Ukulele Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, The Essential Playing Companion
author:  Jake Jackson 
description: <b>Jake Jackson</b>'s publications, as writer, editor or contributor, include <i>The Beginner's Guide to Reading Music</i>, <i>How to Play Classic Riffs</i> and <i>Play Flamenco</i>. As guitarist and songwriter he has been in a few bands, including Slice, The Harmonics and Starbank and has studied a form of Flamenco guitar. Although Jake has a range of fine guitars in his house his favourite music software is Sibelius and, having worked with Cubase for many years, is now moving over to Logic Pro.
zlib_text: Ukulele For Beginners
  
  Classic Rock Songbook For Ukulele
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Adrian Gavinson
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright (C) 2018 Adrian Gavinson
  
    
  
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  Contents:
  
  
  
  
  
    1. Introduction (1)
  
  
  
    2.  Reading Tablature (13)
  
  
  
    3. Chords (23)
  
  
  
    4.  Strumming & Picking (39)
  
  
  
    5. Technique 1: Pull Offs & Hammer-ons (45)
  
  
  
    6. Technique 2: Soloing in C (53)
  
  
  
    7. Classic Rock Songbook (61)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS
  
  Classic Rock Songbook For Ukulele
  
    
  
  Essential Ukulele Chords
  
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  Introduction
  
  
  
  Welcome to the classic rock songbook for ukulele and let me start by saying
  well done and a massive congratulations for choosing what Jake Shimabukuro
  (the world’s most successful ukulele player) called the instrument of peace.
  Indeed how right he was and soon, you’ll see just why the ukulele has become
  the most popular instrument to learn. These days, you find a lot of tutorials
  