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Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele, by Colin Tribe

Name: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele, by Colin Tribe
Brand: MusicGurus
Author: Colin Tribe

Colin Tribe

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Modules226

Replay songs153

InstrumentUkulele

LanguageEnglish

Contents (226 modules, 153 replay)

- 01. Introduction
- 01. Starting out
- 02. Holding the instrument
- 03. The Westminster Chimes
- 01. Tunes using the short scale of C
- 02. When the Saints Go Marching In
- 03. Renaissance Dance
- 01. Tunes in C minor
- 02. Open strings and the first five frets
- 03. Play Around
- 04. Blues in C
- 01. Playing in the key of C major
- 02. Casey Jones
- 03. Pay Me My Money Down
- 04. Brahms’s Lullaby
- 05. Dziadzia’s Tune
- 06. Blues in C
- 07. Wooden Heart
- 01. Playing in the key of F major
- 02. Happy Birthday to You
- 03. O Tannenbaum
- 04. Mango Walk
- 05. Deck the Halls
- 06. I Love Music 1-3
- 01. Playing in the key of G major
- 02. First Love
- 03. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- 04. Careless Love
- 05. Sloop John B.
- 06. Suo-Gân
- 07. I Love Music 4-5
- 01. Playing in the key of A minor
- 02. Song of the Volga Boatmen
- 03. The Eagle
- 04. I Love Music 6-7
- 01. Playing in the key of G minor
- 02. Malagueña
- 03. Coventry Carol
- 04. I Love Music 8-9
- 01. Playing in the key of D minor
- 02. Minuet
- 03. Fürry Reggae
- 04. I Love Music 10-11
- 01. Playing in the key of E minor
- 02. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
- 03. Perpetually Diminishing
- 04. I Love Music 12-13
- 01. Playing in the key of D major
- 02. Ave Verum Corpus
- 03. La Paloma
- 04. I Love Music 14
- 01. Playing in the key of A major
- 02. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- 03. All Things Bright and Beautiful
- 04. Saltash Blues
- 05. I Love Music 15
- 01. Chromatics
- 02. The Chromatic Rag
- 03. The Strangely-Timed Chromatic Blues
- 04. I Love Music 16
- 01. Using Arpeggios and Hammer and Pull
- 02. Romanza
- 03. Jasmine Flower
- 04. Hammer & Pull
- 05. I Love Music 17
- 01. Repertoire Pieces
- 02. All My Trials
- 03. Jupiter Theme
- 04. Swan Lake Theme
- 01. Glossary
- 02. Fat Fish note names
- 03. Index of tunes
- 04. Track listings for downloads
- 01. Chapter 1 - Tuning GCEA
- 02. Chapter 1 - Study 1
- 03. Chapter 1 - Study 2
- 04. Chapter 1 - The Westminster Chimes
- 05. Chapter 2 - Study 1
- 06. Chapter 2 - Study 2
- 07. Chapter 2 - When the Saints Go Marching In
- 08. Chapter 2 - Study 3
- 09. Chapter 2 - Renaissance Dance
- 10. Chapter 3 - Study 1
- 11. Chapter 3 - Study 2
- 12. Chapter 3 - Play Around
- 13. Chapter 3 - Study 3
- 14. Chapter 3 - Study 4
- 15. Chapter 3 - Blues in C
- 16. Chapter 4 - Study 1
- 17. Chapter 4 - Study 2
- 18. Chapter 4 - Casey Jones
- 19. Chapter 4 - Study 3
- 20. Chapter 4 - Study 4
- 21. Chapter 4 - Pay Me My Money Down
- 22. Chapter 4 - Study 5
- 23. Chapter 4 - Lullaby
- 24. Chapter 4 - Study 6
- 25. Chapter 4 - Dziadzia' Tune
- 26. Chapter 4 - Blues in C with chords
- 27. Chapter 4 - Wooden Heart
- 28. Chapter 5 - Study 1
- 29. Chapter 5 - Study 2
- 30. Chapter 5 - Happy Birthday to You
- 31. Chapter 5 - Study 3
- 32. Chapter 5 - O Tannenbaum
- 33. Chapter 5 - Mango Walk
- 34. Chapter 5 - Study 4
- 35. Chapter 5 - Deck the Halls
- 36. Chapter 5 - I Love Music 1
- 37. Chapter 5 - I Love Music 2
- 38. Chapter 5 - I Love Music 3
- 39. Chapter 6 - Study 1
- 40. Chapter 6 - Study 2
- 41. Chapter 6 - First Love
- 42. Chapter 6 - Study 3
- 43. Chapter 6 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- 44. Chapter 6 - Careless Love
- 45. Chapter 6 - Sloop John B
- 46. Chapter 6 - Study 4
- 47. Chapter 6 - Suo-Gân
- 48. Chapter 6 - I Love Music 4
- 49. Chapter 6 - I Love Music 5
- 50. Chapter 7 - Study 1
- 51. Chapter 7 - Study 2
- 52. Chapter 7 - Study 3
- 53. Chapter 7 - Song of the Volga Boatmen
- 54. Chapter 7 - Study 4
- 55. Chapter 7 - Study 5
- 56. Chapter 7 - The Eagle
- 57. Chapter 7 - I Love Music 6
- 58. Chapter 7 - I Love Music 7
- 59. Chapter 8 - Study 1
- 60. Chapter 8 - Study 2
- 61. Chapter 8 - Study 3
- 62. Chapter 8 - Study 4
- 63. Chapter 8 - Study 5
- 64. Chapter 8 - Study 6
- 65. Chapter 8 - Malagueña
- 66. Chapter 8 - Study 7
- 67. Chapter 8 - Study 8
- 68. Chapter 8 - Study 9
- 69. Chapter 8 - Coventry Carol
- 70. Chapter 8 - I Love Music 8
- 71. Chapter 8 - I Love Music 9
- 72. Chapter 9 - Study 1 (a)
- 73. Chapter 9 - Study 1 (b)
- 74. Chapter 9 - Study 1 (c)
- 75. Chapter 9 - Study 2
- 76. Chapter 9 - Study 3
- 77. Chapter 9 - Study 4 V1-V2
- 78. Chapter 9 - Study 5 V1-V2
- 79. Chapter 9 - Minuet in D minor
- 80. Chapter 9 - Study 6
- 81. Chapter 9 - Study 7
- 82. Chapter 9 - Fürry Reggae
- 83. Chapter 9 - I Love Music 10
- 84. Chapter 9 - I Love Music 11
- 85. Chapter 10 - Study 1
- 86. Chapter 10 - Study 2
- 87. Chapter 10 - Study 3
- 88. Chapter 10 - Study 4
- 89. Chapter 10 - Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
- 90. Chapter 10 - Study 5
- 91. Chapter 10 - Study 6
- 92. Chapter 10 - Study 7
- 93. Chapter 10 - When the Saints Go Marching In
- 94. Chapter 10 - Study 8
- 95. Chapter 10 - Perpetually Diminishing
- 96. Chapter 10 - I Love Music 12
- 97. Chapter 10 - I Love Music 13
- 98. Chapter 11 - Study 1
- 99. Chapter 11 - Study 2
- 100. Chapter 11 - Ave Verum Corpus
- 101. Chapter 11 - Study 3
- 102. Chapter 11 - Study 4
- 103. Chapter 11 - Study 5
- 104. Chapter 11 - La Paloma
- 105. Chapter 11 - I Love Music 14
- 106. Chapter 12 - Study 1
- 107. Chapter 12 - Study 2
- 108. Chapter 12 - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- 109. Chapter 12 - Study 3
- 110. Chapter 12 - All Things Bright and Beautiful
- 111. Chapter 12 - Study 4
- 112. Chapter 12 - Study 5
- 113. Chapter 12 - Saltash Blues
- 114. Chapter 12 - I Love Music 15
- 115. Chapter 13 - Study 1
- 116. Chapter 13 - Study 2
- 117. Chapter 13 - The Chromatic Rag
- 118. Chapter 13 - The Strangely-Timed 12-Bar Blues
- 119. Chapter 13 - Study 3
- 120. Chapter 13 - Study 4
- 121. Chapter 13 - I Love Music 16
- 122. Chapter 14 - Study 1
- 123. Chapter 14 - Study 2
- 124. Chapter 14 - Study 3
- 125. Chapter 14 - Study 4
- 126. Chapter 14 - Romanza
- 127. Chapter 14 - Study 5
- 128. Chapter 14 - Jasmine Flower
- 129. Chapter 14 - Study 6
- 130. Chapter 14 - Study 7
- 131. Chapter 14 - Hammer & Pull
- 132. Chapter 14 - I Love Music 17
- 133. Chapter 15 - All My Trials
- 134. Chapter 15 - Jupiter Theme
- 135. Chapter 15 - Swan Lake Theme
- 136. Chapter 16 - Study 1
- 137. Chapter 16 - Study 2
- 138. Chapter 16 - Study 3
- 139. Chapter 16 - Study 4
- 140. Chapter 16 - Study 5
- 141. Chapter 17 - Study 1
- 142. Chapter 17 - Study 1a
- 143. Chapter 17 - Study 2
- 144. Chapter 17 - Study 2a
- 145. Chapter 17 - Study 3
- 146. Chapter 17 - Study 4
- 147. Chapter 17 - Study 4a
- 148. Chapter 17 - Study 5
- 149. Chapter 17 - Study 5a
- 150. Chapter 17 - Study 6
- 151. Chapter 17 - Study 7
- 152. Chapter 17 - Study 7a
- 153. Chapter 17 - Study 7b

About this songbook

Discover how to turn simple tunes into satisfying fingerstyle ukulele music - where melody and harmony live together on one instrument. Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele guides you from first-position basics into chord-melody playing, arpeggios, chromatic ideas, and musical arrangements you can actually perform.

Inside, you will work through clearly organized chapters (by key and technique), then apply each idea in real repertoire - from traditional songs to blues, reggae, and classical-flavored themes. You will meet practical skills like alternating i–m melody picking, partial chords that leave space for the tune, rhythmic strums with “chords with embedded melody,” and more advanced textures such as melody in thirds and triplet-based chord melody.

Recorded/backing tracks are provided for marked items, so you can press play and practice like a musician, not just a student. Use the music and TAB together, revisit “I Love Music” as it returns in new versions across the book, and build a repertoire that sounds full even when you play solo.

Start now - pick a chapter, hit play, and let your ukulele sing.

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Meet the Guru

Colin Tribe

Colin Tribe is an internationally respected ukulele teacher and arranger, known for the series of study books he has published with Schott Music. His catalogue includes Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele, American Folk Tunes for Ukulele, English Folk Tunes for Ukulele and Irish Folk Tunes for Ukulele, each pairing accessible arrangements with online audio to guide players from first-position basics to confident solo performance.

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Schott Music

Founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz in 1770, Schott Music is one of Europe's oldest and largest music publishers, with a catalogue of more than 30,000 titles. Over its 250-year history Schott has issued first editions of Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner, championed 20th-century voices from Hindemith and Schoenberg to Ligeti and Henze, and today publishes sheet music, books and educational materials from offices in Mainz, London, New York, Tokyo and beyond.

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