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Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style, 2nd Edition
A technique of playing by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or fingerpicks.
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Product Code: UKEFP01v2
Author(s): Curt Sheller
Publisher(s): Curt Sheller Publications
Published: Jul 10, 2019
Updated: Nov 14, 2024
ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-091-1
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Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style, 2nd Edition is an new expanded edition which focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb.
For ukulele, it's common to employ a hybrid approach that incorporates elements of fingerpicking with strumming techniques. Fingerpicking can be organized into two styles: An alternating thumb style that uses the thumb and two fingers. And, the Traditional classical fingerstyle that uses the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb.
Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb.
For ukulele, it's common to employ a hybrid approach that incorporates elements of fingerpicking with strumming techniques. Fingerpicking can be organized into two styles: An alternating thumb style that uses the thumb and two fingers. And, the Traditional classical fingerstyle that uses the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb.
Table of Contents
Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style, 2nd Edition
- Chapter 1 – Building the Foundation • The Basics
- Chapter 2 – Thumb and One Finger • Level 1
- Chapter 3 – Thumb and One Finger • Level 2
- Chapter 4 – Thumb and One Finger • Level 3
- Chapter 5 – Thumb and One Finger • Level 4
- Chapter 6 – Thumb and One Finger • The Middle Finger
- Chapter 7 – Thumb and Two Fingers • Level 2
- Chapter 8 – Thumb and Two Fingers • Level 3
- Chapter 9 – Thumb and Two Fingers • Level 4
- Chapter 10 – The Pinch
- Chapter 11 – Rhythmic Variations
- Chapter 12 – More Rhythmic Variations
- Chapter 13 – Additional Time Signatures
- Chapter 14 – Banjo Rolls on Ukulele
- Chapter 15 – Embellishments
- Chapter 16 – How to Read TAB
- Chapter 17 – Extras
- Chapter 18 – Patterns Summary
- Chapter 19 – Example Progressions
- Chapter 20 – Conclusion
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Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style, 2nd Edition
- 14 November 2024 Updated Chapter 3 with missing T1L2 patterns and missing Standard Music Notation & TAB patterns.
- 23 January 2024 (Jan 23, 2024, 4:22:06PM GMT) – New updated version with missing pattern for T1L3 and T3L3 patterns and a few more tweaks.
- 5 April 2022 – Errata File Created
- 5 April 2022 – page 26, Pattern 1 should be Pattern 3.
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