How to Play Classical Ukulele

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Price: $7

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Contains tabs for 7 classical tunes arranged for standard tuned ukulele:

Blue Danube – Strauss
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Elephant – Saint-Saëns
Gran Vals – Tarrega
Orpheus in the Underworld – Offenbach
Pizzicato – Delibes
Toreador Song – Bizet

Watch them all here.

People are unreasonably impressed when you play classical music on a ukulele. It’s a trick the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain often pull out and it got them to the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House. I can’t promise you playing these tunes will get you that far but they will surprise your friends and family with you skills and as a demonstration of what’s possible on a ukulele.

Rather than focussing on classical technique or faithful recreations of the original works, the tunes are arranged in a fun ukulele-style.

You get pdf files of each of the tabs along with an ebook with my usual blathering and a few general pointers on playing. It’s not a full on guide to classical technique, more along the lines of the stuff that usually accompanies tabs on Uke Hunt. It’s all delivered digitally.

If you haven’t downloaded one of my ebooks before, please do check out FAQ for more info.

Don’t Buy It

You might not want to buy it if:

– You’ve never done any fingerpicking. There’s a variety of difficulty but none of them are suitable for beginners.
– You’re looking to develop classical technique. They’re arranged in a ukulele style rather than traditional classical style.
– If you play soprano only: Some of the tunes use frets above the 12th.