Ukulele Beginners Jumpstart: Learn Basic Chords, Rhythms and Play Your First Songs

Everything You Need to Learn Ukulele the Right Way. Chords, Rhythms and Music Principles to Get You Strumming Your First Songs in Just a Matter of Days

Ukulele Beginners Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and ukulele skills to get you started the right way.

Learn to play ukulele, FAST! Even if you’ve never made music before, you’ll gain confidence as you hear your first notes, strum your first chords and complete your first songs. And, you’ll be learning the Seeing Music method that lets you learn music easily using visual cues.

Learn the proper way to strum, form chords and find different and interesting rhythms.

Any time or age is a great time to begin ukulele. This method has been tested with child and adult learners and has proven to work. It’s like having a teacher with 30 years of experience sitting right there with you!

Lots of photos from the learner’s point-of-view.

Have you tried learning chords, only to find it difficult to know when you’re fingering them correctly? Just like having a music teacher to demonstrate, our chord photos show you how your hand should look from both the front and from YOUR point-of-view! Check yourself against the photos and learn with confidence!

Step-by-step instructions for learning success. Great for kids or adults!

Even if you’ve tried to play uke before and failed, Ukulele Beginners Jumpstart will walk you step-by-step from your first note to your first chords and your first songs. And, along the way you’ll be learning the valuable foundation of music and music terms that will accelerate your learning long after you’ve finished the book.
Learn the fundamentals of music: chords, scales, note names and basic songs. Know when you’re doing it right using our photos from YOUR point-of-view to check your fingering.

In Ukulele Beginners Jumpstart, you will learn:

How to Read Chord Diagrams

Note Names Through the First 5 Frets

Time Signatures

Note Values (eighth, quarter, half)

Major and Minor Chords

Many Commonly Used Rhythms

C Major and D Major Scales

Traditional, Blues and Rock and Roll Songs

Correct Hand Position Using Player’s Point-of-View Photos

Complete Chapter Listing:

Selecting Your First Ukulele

Ukulele Care and Maintenance

Day 1 - Proper Playing Position

Fretboard Diagrams

Day 2 - Playing Single Notes

Day 3 - The C Major Scale

Day 4 - Playing Your First Chords

Know Your Ukulele

Day 5 - Playing Barre Chords

Day 6 - Scales and Chords

Learning Your Fretboard

Day 7 - The Waltz

Day 8 - New Strumming Patterns

Day 9 - More Barre Chords

Day 10 - Minor Chords

Day 11 - All About 7th Chords

Day 12 - Play Your First Songs

Milestones in Music (Review)

Chord and Note Reference