FIRST UKULELE BOOKEASY READING DESIGN

SONGS, SCALES & ARPEGGIOS.

USEFUL FOR BEGINNERS OF ALL AGES.W r i t t e n b y T h e o L aw r e n c e / T L M u s i c L e s s o n s

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Contents Pages 2 Contents 3 Introduction 4 How To Read The Music 5 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 6 Happy Birthday 7 Ukulele Warm Up 1 8 London Bridge 9 Sheet 1 - Scales 10 Morning Has Broken 11 Ukulele Warm Up 2 12 Amazing Grace 13 Arpeggios & Chords 14 Can Can 15 Camptown Races 16 Frère Jacques 17 Sheet 2 - Scales 18 Sheet 3 - Scales 19 Sheet 5 - Scales 20 Sheet 6 - Scales

Self published in 2018 by TL Music Lessons.

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Introduction

People that might find this book useful ● Beginner Ukulele students of any age group.

● Ukulele teachers can print the book or single sheets for their students.

● Get used to the basics with this easy to read book before moving onto standard tab and notation.

● Parents may be able to teach their children with this book.

● Some may be able to teach themselves the basics with this book.

About the book This easy reading ebook is a compilation of 3 and a half years of preparation work teaching ukulele to a

wide range of abilities and also from 9 years of teaching guitar, which has influenced and helped my

teaching and playing of the ukulele.

I tested some of these sheets over the last 6 months until I was ready to create the rest of the book. I have

found that the format that I have created takes away any unnecessary distractions in order to teach the

basics without distractions and confusion. I believe it solves problems with reading the music for beginners

of any age, but particularly for young beginners.

I decided to create this range of sheets like this one to make both my life easier and to help my students get

to grips with reading tab quicker for playing scales, public domain songs, traditional songs, arpeggios and

warm up exercises. I have created the sheets using Adobe Illustrator.

The finger suggestions are a guide to what I recommend to my students. There are different ways of playing

the scales so it’s ok to do what works for you. Just don’t use 1 finger for all of it! Younger players think it’s

faster at first, but it’s really not in the long run.

Ukulele teachers can use this ebook in their own teaching and they are welcome to print physical copies for

their students.

Theo Lawrence

www.tlmusiclessons.com

www.learnguitarforfree.com

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How To Read The Music

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These are the string numbers and the lines coming out tothe right of them are the strings. So the top line is the 1st string.On the ukulele as you hold it, the 1st string is closest to the �oor.

The 3rd string is the thickest string. Have a look at your ukuleleand see if you can see the di�erence in thickness. Many of the scales start on this string because it has the lowest note on the ukulele.The 4th string is a similar thickness to the 1st string. The 1st string isthe thinnest on the ukulele but only just.

These numbers are the fret numbers. So forthis 3 we are pointing to, you would pushdown on the 3rd fret of the 3rd string withyour �nger. The frets are like boxes or rowson the neck. The 1st fret is the �rst one closestto the head of the ukulele (where the tuning pegs are). Read the music from left to right. The playing order above would be 0 3 1 3 1 3.

When you see this itmeans to play the numbersforwards and backwards4 times. If there are noarrows, it means to playforwards 4 times.

These numbers are stacked, which meansyou play them all at once with 1 strumof the pick (or your �ngers or thumb).This is called a chord. The letter on the topis the name of the chord you are playing. Here you would use your 1st �nger onstring 2 fret 1 and your 2nd �ngeron string 4 fret 2.

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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

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Happy Birthday

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Ukulele Warm up 1

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Follow these rules for the �ngers pressing on the frets: All fret 1 notes play with the 1st �nger. Fret 2 = 2nd �nger. Fret 3 = 3rd �nger. Fret 4 = 4th �nger.

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