Series: Strum & Sing
Paperback: 56 pages
Publisher: Cherry Lane (June 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603784179
ISBN-13: 978-1603784177
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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When a book is called "Sing and Strum" I would have expected some strumming patterns as well. There aren't any, it is just list of songs with lyrics and chords. So if that is what you are looking for, you could save money by looking that up on the internet.
This book is very simple to follow if you already know the songs and you just want to know the chords and strumming patterns. A capo is needed for 4 of the songs. As the description says, it is just the chords and lyrics. There is not an instruction page, it goes right from a table of contents to the first song. I would have like an introduction page to clarify what their strumming symbols mean, instead it just took some trial and error to find what works. The strumming patterns are represented by lines and the chords (for example; I, II, G, IG, IIG, etc). It does not specify whether there are any up strokes but that leaves a little wiggle room for experimenting for the musician. I like how the book keeps the songs a little vague so that I can add on and add some of my own style into the songs.
I got the book, feeling really excited, when I opened it up and started looking at it. The book I got is missing six whole songs and a lot of the verses of the other ones. I don't know if I just got a misprint or something, but this is horrible. The chords from what I played seemed pretty good, but because of the missing content I am even doubting if it is even really artist approved. If you get a misprint like mine I would definitely send it back. If you get one in tact, it could be a great book. Now since my return window is closed, I am stuck with an incomplete book unless I want to buy a whole new one. Very disappointed!! :(
I just started playing the ukulele and this was a great book to get me excited about it. I am a big fan of Ingrid Michaelson and was part of the reason I wanted to learn the uke, so when I was deciding which uke music books to get first, it was an easy choice. And I am so glad I bought this book. It's well designed, easy to understand, and the fact that it showed all the finger positions for all of the chords at the beginning of each song was very helpful to me. It make it easier to learn the songs quickly and enjoy the music. Highly recommend.
Love this book! It has all of her best songs and it's so easy to learn from. Definitely a great buy.
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