Ukulele & Baritone

Jolly Roger Ukulele and Baritone Ukulele

On this website, you will learn to play ukulele at a high level even if you're a total beginner to music or the instrument. You will play with a far more sophisticated musical toolbox than most people ever learn on ukulele. You will also learn how to teach others (the right way) to play ukulele.

You're probably going to scan down this sheet looking for something "cool" to play. That's the wrong thing to do. Start with Frère Jacques ... it's the key to everything else. You should start at the top and play everything in sequential order, and in so doing you will build the proper toolbox of skills. Don't skip around. Do them all. If you print out the sheet music, punch the left-handed pages on the right side so you can see two pages at once.

Sound Files: The MP3 files are to your right. (Or down below if you're on your phone.) You can and should download them and listen to them one zillion times. You should always listen to the recording of a song prior to attempting it. You should also use a tempo slowing app and play along at a slow pace before increasing the speed.

You might want to peek at the Teacher's Resources page. Once you can play in this style, you'll want to teach it to others.

Book 1: Foundations for Instrumental Ukulele and Baritone Ukulele

Fingerpickin' Fingerstyle Fingerlickin' Fun. (Don't Lick Yer Fingers, It's Gross.) Play "Tuff" Ukulele the 17th Century Way.

Note: I'm posting multiple videos for each lesson. If you "get it," there's no need to watch more than one video. If you're struggling, watch a different video and hopefully I'll explain it better.

Before Your First Note

First Days in Ukulele

Songs in the Key of C (G for Baritone)

Songs in the Key of G (D for Baritone)

Songs in the Key of F (C for Baritone)

Stretch Pieces

Final Written and Performance Exam

  • #30 Performance, Written and Oral Capstone

Book 2: Tuff-er Ukulele and Baritone Ukulele

Americana & Patriotic

  1. America Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. America the Beautiful Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. Buffalo Gals Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  4. God Save the Queen PDF Coming Soon
  5. O Canada PDF
  6. Star Spangled Banner PDF Coming Soon

Beatles

  • Did you know we have 18 arrangements Beatles music in the members area?

Celebrations

  1. ♥ Drunken Sailor Ukulele and Baritone Ensemble PDF
  2. ♥ For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. ♥ Happy Birthday Blinky Style Ukulele, Baritone and Harmonica Ensemble PDF
  4. ♥ Vive La Companie Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

Celtic: Ye Ole Ireland, Scotland and Wales

  1. Ash Grove Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. Danny Boy Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. Last Rose of Summer Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  4. Melville Castle Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  5. Minstrel Boy Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  6. Molly Malone Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  7. Parting Glass Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  8. Siúil A Rún Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  9. Whiskey in the Jar Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  10. Water is Wide Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  11. Will Ye Nae Come Back Again Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

In the Classical Tradition

  1. Estudio by Tárrega Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. Skater's Waltz by Émile Waldteufel PDF
  3. Traumerei PDF Coming Soon
  4. "Bach" Menuett Suite (Petzold) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  5. Beethoven Für Elise Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  6. Beethoven Ode to Joy Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  7. Beethoven Sonatina Ukulele Solo PDF

Cowboys Yee-Haw

  1. Clementine Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. Colorado Trail Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. Down in the Valley Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  4. I've Been Working on the Railroad Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  5. Red River Valley Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  6. Streets of Laredo Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  7. Tenting Tonight Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  8. Tom Dooley Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  9. You are My Sunshine Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

En Français

  1. ♥ Alouette Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. ♥ Ah Vous Dirai-Je Maman Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. ♥ Au Claire de la Lune Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  4. ♥ Auprès de Ma Blonde Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  5. ♥ Frère Jacques Ennuyeuse Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

Italiano

  1. ♥ Funiculì, Funiculà Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. ♥ O Sole Mio Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. ♥ Santa Lucia Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

Jazz

Ukulele in Español

Ukulele for the Spirit

  1. Down by the Riverside PDF Coming Soon
  2. Kumbaya Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. Lift Every Voice and Sing PDF Coming Soon
  4. This Little Light of Mine Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF

Stephen Foster

  1. Beautiful Dreamer PDF
  2. Camptown Races PDF
  3. Hard Times Come Again No More PDF
  4. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair PDF
  5. Oh Susanna PDF

Tin Pan Alley-ish

  1. After the Ball (1891) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  2. Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' (1923) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  3. Ain't She Sweet (1927) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  4. Ain't We Got Fun (1921) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  5. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1909) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  6. Come Josephine in My Flying Machine (1910) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  7. Five Foot Two (1914) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  8. If You Knew Susie (1925) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  9. I'll See You in My Dreams (1924) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  10. Tonight You Belong to Me (1926) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  11. Ukulele Lady (1925) Ukulele Solo PDF ~ Baritone Solo PDF
  12. Yes We Have No Bananas (1923) PDF

Book 3: Jumping Flea Arpeggiator

  • The First Edition High G Book is HERE
  • The Sound Files are HERE

Updated Second Edition Sheets

High G (and OK on Low G tablature too)

Baritone

Book 4: Theory and Composition

Have you written a new song today? Use the songwriting widget to pick a random key and then use these resources to create a new composition. Stop playing other people's music and build your legacy. A full textbook dedicated to music theory and composition using the ukulele is on its way.

Book 5: The Holidays on Instrumental Ukulele

Book 6: Modern Music & Jazz

What Else is in the Member's Area?

Ain't We Got Fun, All I Ask of You, All of Me, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Annie's Song, Are You Lonesome Tonight, A Whole New World, Beautiful Dreamer, Be Our Guest, Blowin' in the Wind, Blue Hawaii, Both Sides Now, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Camptown Races, Can't Help Falling in Love, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, Danny Boy, Don't Fence Me In, Don't Worry Be Happy, Do Re Mi, Downtown, Edelweiss, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Medley, El Condor Pasa, Elvis Medley, Feeling Groovy, Fly Me to the Moon, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Give My Regards to Broadway, Girl from Ipanema, Happy Trails to You, Hard Times Come Again No More, Imagine, If You Knew Susie, It's a Small World, It's Only a Paper Moon, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Lara's Theme, Last Rose of Summer, Lavender's Blue, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Little Boxes, Love Me Tender, Minstrel Boy, Molly Malone, Moon River, My Favorite Things, Norwegian Wood, Oh Susanna, Peter Cottontail, Puff the Magic Dragon, Rainbow Connection, Smile, Soft Kitty, Strawberry Fields Forever, Sound of Silence, Summertime, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Sweet Leilani, Take Me Home Country Roads, That's Amoré, This Land is Your Land, Three Little Birds, Tonight You Belong to Me, Ukulele Lady, What a Wonderful World, When You Wish Upon a Star, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Whiskey in the Jar, Yankee Doodle Boy, Yes We Have No Bananas ... and probably more I forgot to keep track of here.