Learn the inner secrets of trick and novelty ukulele playing as well as the basics of advanced jazz-type chord substitution. Add color to your solos with this goldmine of little-known techniques. If you can already pick and strum the basic melody of a song, you can use the ideas in this manual to learn how to express your creativity. How-to instructions include: "wah-wah," chime and bongo effects, vamp runs, multiple tremolos, the rhumbas strum, pencil percussion, the "bend," "two-on-one-uke," speed picking, ukulele electronics, and more. A useful bonus is a 13-page section on basic and advanced chords featuring five to seven different ways to play the same chord up thefretboard.
Contents
Matchover Strumming & Picking
Curved Bottom Ukes
Percussion Ukulele
Snare Drum Effect
Mandolin Effect
Bellows Effect
"How To Do The ""Trill"""
"How To Do The ""Slide"""
"How To Do The ""Wa-Wa"" Effect"
"How To Play The ""Chimes"""
Playing Behind The Head
"How To Do The ""Bend"""
Thumb Picking
Tremolo Techniques
"""Coloring"" Your Hawaiian Vamp"
How To Pick Hawaiian Vamp Runs
Hawaiian Vamp Runs
How To Do The Two-Beat Pick-Up On The Hawaiian Vamp
The Rhumba Strum
How To Do The Rhumba Strum
Application Of The Rhumba Beat-Picking & Strumming