my ukulele book — one-off printing on request

The first edition of my ukulele book is sold out, but, while I’m thinking about reprinting or otherwise, I’d be happy to make one off copies (printed and stapled, but no cover) for $12 (AUD) plus postage and handling for anyone who is interested.

The book aims to help ukulele strummers play the tune as they strum. You can learn a little about it in the video below:

Information on how to buy it can also be found on the ‘how-to-buy-my-book’ page.

I donate to youngcare half the net purchase price of any book sold.

If you don’t want to buy my book (that’s ok), please consider donating to youngcare yourself.

One more video for the new book — I want a girl, just like the girl (etc.) 1911

Because (1902) on ukulele

A fine tune (tortured by me) written by Helen Guy Rhodes (a.k.a Guy d’Hardelot). My timing is not good, as I’m just not good at timing

Ukulele Tabs for ‘Banks of the Wabash’

I’ve had a request for the tabs of this tune. So here is my first attempt at it.

 

All the videos for my book-in-progress are up on YouTube

I’ve now tabbed the 17 old songs to be included in my e-book that I’m hoping to publish sometime soon. Its title is The Social Life of the Ukulele. I intend including some of the stories on this blog (my favourites) and of course tabs for some of the tunes posted here as well.
The final list of tunes is:

My Gal Sal by Paul Dresser (1895)
When You were Sweet Sixteen by James Thornton (1898)
Meet me in St Louis, Louis by Kerry Mills (1904)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Gus Edwards (1909)
I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad by Harry Von Tilzer (1911)
Moonlight Bay by Percy Wench (1912)
Peg o’ My Heart by Fred Fischer (1913)
You Made Me Love You by James Monaco (1913)
Poor Butterfly by Raymond Hubbell (1916)
If You were the Only Girl in the World by Nat D. Ayer (1916)
Pretty Baby by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne (1916)
Somebody Stole My Gal by Leo Wood (1918)
Avalon by Al Jolson, B De Sylva and Vincent Rose (1920)
April Showers by Lou Silvers (1921)
Second Hand Rose by James F. Hanley (1921)
Ain’t We Got Fun by Richard A. Whiting (1921)
Carolina in the Morning by Walter Donaldson (1922)

Video demonstrations for these tune may be viewed here: www.youtube.com/user/reyalpEleluku

If you were the only girl in the world (1916) on ukulele

Yet another video for my book-in-progress…

Avalon (1920) on ukulele

Well, Admiral Podmore has been defeated (so Warcraft III can be mothballed), and so I present to you, by way of celebration, “Avalon”.

A new video to go with my book in progress, “The Social Life of the Ukulele”.

World of Warcraft III and the ukulele

Just an update on that book I was supposed to be writing. My daughter gave me a computer game for Christmas — the battle chest version of WWC3. I’m on the very last episode of the supplementary campaign. Once I’ve defeated the Grand Admiral, I’ll be back to the book. Sorry about that.

An attempt at a easy classical piece on five string ukulele

I received a 6 string uke for Christmas, but the strings were too close together, so a luthier turned it into a five-string for me.

Haven’t attempted a classical piece in 30 years, so here it goes after a couple of hours a practice.

Yet more videos for my in-progress book

Jingle Bells (1857) on ukulele