My secret to success... Ukulele Books to Help You Grow!

[@11jokerchen11]

TIME STAMPS (skip ahead or go back) 0:00 Video Intro 0:14 Ukulele: Beginning Music Reading 1:07 Uke Can Do It! 2:37 Uke Can Do It 2! 3:31 The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook 6:07 The Daily Ukulele 7:19 Recommendations and making your own book 7:56 Video Outro

[@arc1105]

Thanks Lou. Will you be editing Ms.B's song book in the future?🙌😁🙌

[@danielatomescu3487]

the best results that I have ever had was by using the Arthurs Uke Blog (i found it on google) definately the most useful method i've tried.

[@RVBIRD]

But the books don't tell me to "look up, look up, look up at me" like you do!

[@Martin_Entertains]

Which book tells you to make a house for your mouse?

[@UnicornsRock]

I started with the yellow Daily Ukulele book and learned so much. Then I got the blue book!

[@CandaceTravismusic]

Great advise, what helped me a lot was the Kala app. It was nice to have it play the melody as I played the chords, plus you could slow it down.

[@mitzigarnett5818]

Good to know. I'll have to look this up

[@cherrytang1946]

You should publish your 30-Day Ukulele Challenge; it would DEFINITELY be a best-seller! Thanks so much for the recommendations. I like everything you said, but my takeaway is what you mentioned about performance. I am in the midst of packing and making preparations to move, so I know that participation in Cynthia Lin’s 100days challenge would be far too hectic, but I watch as the friends and community have become stronger singers/players. I have a notion to begin in late June. I’ll throw the whole basket upside-down when everyone sees “1/100!” 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@lovetosnap]

My ukulele club uses The Daily Ukulele books every week! We love them.

[@stevesstrings5243]

Thanks for your advice on how to use the Beetles chords songbook. It clearly worked for you.

[@hanby8285]

I love these kind of Videos! Great content, thank you :) My favourite Ukulele book is one called "Ukulele Aerobics". It has great exercises for each day of the week for a year. One day you focus on picking patterns, another you learn/practise techniques like Hammer on/ pull off and so on. Its great! ... And i should use it more :p

[@joeyjavram5336]

One of my favorite books is "Ukulele Chord Reference Book" by you Ms B. which I purchased on Amazon. It helped me memorize all the chords in it, making it easier to follow songs and tabs. Thank you Ms B.

[@Ada2994]

Thank you so much! That is so helpful! I’ve been wanting to get a couple of books to help me learn but just browsing amazon got me so lost and confused. Now I know where to start! 😊❤️

[@raven_0525]

Definitely going to purchase these books! Thank you!!! 💗

[@martinshaw2385]

I've been thinking about getting a ukulele book, thank you for this Video

[@amosanon3274]

Bernadette, your cadence and voice relaxes me. Uke like the pros is on my shopping list thanks!

[@paolaronci]

Wowww thank you for this video ❤️

[@arc1105]

Interesting Ms.B I don't have a song book, yet. Seen that Daily Ukulele song book in a music store. Good food for thought video, thanks. Fun video idea, show us weird chords. Sure would make the E chord less intimating when seeing those future finger bending wonders. Happy day

[@Hjyeroc]

I had a Beatles guitar book that looked about the same as yours. It had music notation in it so when I played sax I learned a lot of Beatles songs! It was also invaluable to learning guitar chords. I recently bought a book called Ukulele Chord Songbook The Beatles. It has helped me learn a bunch of chords as well as learning different ways to form chords. Like I've learned three different fingerings for F# Minor! Another Ukulele book I'm learning a ton from is Ukulele Exercises For Dummies. It's helped me a lot!

[@JemmaBlood]

I bought my first Uke yesterday after seeing your videos and having a burst of confidence that I could learn. I was wondering what books might be good and then this video pops up. Definitely going to search amazon and hope the books are available in the UK. 💜

[@amosanon3274]

You are going to have so much fun! And you started in the right place! I

[@JemmaBlood]

Amos Anon I think you’re right. I love my little Uke already. But yesterday I was doing pretty well and playing some basic songs from the method books I have and then I discovered the horror of barre chords. Still a bit traumatised.

[@amosanon3274]

@@JemmaBlood just back off a bit, take your time. Be careful not to push either your tendons, or patience too hard. Find a song or 2 you love so you can always fall back to singing and playing them. For me its fools rush in sung by Tyler of 21 pilots.

[@JemmaBlood]

Amos Anon I think that’s really good advice because after trying chords yesterday I thought “this bloody hurts”. I’m having a lesson next week so hopefully if I’m holding it wrong he can correct me. But the Ukulele community seems absolutely lovely 💜

[@charleengiles3107]

👏👏 hmm now I have to look up these books. I have been looking up tutorials on teaching the ukulele to little kids. Thank you for the video ~blessings~

[@DLCVDA]

Thanks sooo much for this! I wondered if you can advise on any online chord changes exercises that I can practice with? I’m having such a hard time with the Bb and Em-like switching into or out of. I kinda have been switching into the chord one finger at a time and as you know that ruins the flow of the song. Any suggestions? I really wanna get better at a seamless chord switch- you make it look hecka easy! 🙂 Thanks Chica!

[@Markle2k]

Start slow and make sure you have a good sound from each string. The Bb and Em are fairly simple shapes that should come with muscle memory after repetition. Of course Bb has you barre-ing three strings at once which can be difficult if your nut is cut so that the action is high (extremely common even on higher-priced instruments). If you fret a Bb and all your strings ring sharp against your tuner (put it on the chromatic setting like Bernie recommends), you might be having problems just because you are having to press too hard. Your local music store can help you out with that. Or, if you are a do-it-yourselfer, the tools that will work (sandpaper and fine, round files) are pretty inexpensive and there are lots of written and video tutorials online to teach you how to set up your ukulele to have it play the way you want. And don't worry too much about screwing up because replacement nuts and saddles that are better than those that come on beginner ukes are even cheaper ($5 for a set of two) than the toolset you need to adjust them.

[@DLCVDA]

Markle2k 😊 My index finger doesn’t bend at the top so I think that is why I can’t get it! I will keep trying tho ! Thanks so much for your feed back! Good looking out 🥰

[@Markle2k]

@@DLCVDA As I was writing that out, I kept stopping and thinking "I hope she doesn't have a physical issue..." Without actually seeing your problem (the knuckle nearest the nail doesn't bend?) it is difficult to say, but full-width barre chords are typically played with the side of your finger, specifically the side next to the thumb. And ukulele fretboards are generally flat, so there shouldn't be much bending of your index finger involved. If I understand correctly that that is your issue it might be hard to get the Em stair step shape without pulling your ring or middle finger off the board. There are two or three other options. If it is physically impossible for you to play a barre chord ignore the rest of what I'm about to say. You could play the index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string like a single string barre chord with the side of your index finger, arching your middle and ring fingers for the A and C strings 0, 4, 3, 2. You could do the same, but play it in the shape of a D minor barred two frets up. 4, 4, 3, 2, on GCAE. Or another is just barre the C, A, E strings at the seventh fret with your ring finger. The open G string can be played or not as the C string seventh fret is the same note. Strings played in unison can sound cool if your ukulele is properly intonated.

[@UnicornsRock]

Love love love this!! Heading to amazon to get Terry’s book!

[@geralynpalacol9295]

Thanks “Coach”!!! I loooove books!!!!!!!! (On the road.... Looking forward to watching this😍😍😍). Appreciate this sharing.......

[@latonyawilliamson9014]

Thank you so much !!!! I think that's a fantastic idea & love you beyond words!!! You are such a wonderful teacher!!! Luv always, Latonya Renee Williamson 🥰🌷😻🌻🦋🌺

[@michaelm2502]

Bernadette, thank you! I will have to find the Beatles book, for sure! I’m a huge fan, being a Brit! I’ll practice 8 days a week until I’ve learned them all:) Cheers! ❤️🇬🇧

[@vananhho1556]

Your videos are so helpful and informative. I really like to learn from videos on youtube but sometimes I feel like I don’t really know where to go next cause sometimes I try to see if I can go to the next level by playing something more difficult, but it then turns out to be a bit more challenging than I thought (woah, that is a long sentence) I feel like books guide you to the correct way with the essential steps in between the different kinds of levels.

[@mitzigarnett5818]

I fight this too. Find myself returning to the 30 day challenge because it has wonderful progressive structure and u still don't have everything memorized.

[@muxesuu]

These books are amazing my friend from my old school played the uke too and she would lend me some sometimes ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰

[@flavioserci6046]

The Daily Ukulele Book is absolutely a must! It's a fantastic resource for teaching.

[@needmorecowbell1]

Great collection of books! Thanks for taking the time to pick them out for us

[@yunie4296]

Thank you for recommending this books. I really appreciated it~❤️

[@frobozzdingle5602]

I like just strumming sometime...but I like chord melodies and fingerpicking as a challenge...I recommend james Hill...duets for one

[@dimivasiliadis4096]

Very informative video... thanks B... some books there I’m really interested in, thank you 🙏🏼

[@Martin_Entertains]

@ 4:09 you say something about learning and memorizing chords for the Beatles book. I'm not sure what you were looking up. Do guitar chords have the same names, but you have to lookup ukulele fingering?

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Yes, the names are the same, so you’re looking up the ukulele fingerings

[@Kwood10]

Uke like the pros is awesome I purchased two of his courses on his website .

[@mitzigarnett5818]

Was it worth the purchase?

[@joseantonioperezgonzalez9334]

Thank you me encanta tu idea genial bendicion feliz noches bonita wow saludos desde marbella

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Joseantonio Perez Gonzalez hola!! Muchas gracias, José!!

[@snaphappee]

Great info! Thanks!

[@importedtv]

New fan right here!!

[@ianaspages]

Bernadette, thank you so much for the books suggestions! I have no access right now to amazon but soon i will and i'll order first "Uke like the pros" cause it sounds very helpful! And then the rest one by one!

[@ThreeLittleKids]

I just got Uke Can Do It 2 to teach my kids this summer. I can’t wait!!!

[@iamshake7778]

Amazing & simple video😊😊😊. I do agree on your take about performing Ms. B🤙🤙🤙. As my experience on performing back then, I can say that if you practice good you will be able to perform good , but if you start performing, you will be able to exchange emotions with your audiences. What I mean is , you feed them with your performance and as you perform you will see them appreciating it, enjoying it and the best part is jamming with you, and that energy will be feedback to you and you will have this certain energy in you that you will only be able to explain if you started ,tried or experienced performing . To Ms. B’s followers, start performing, it maybe just in front of your family, classmates or friends because you gotta get your feet wet, all it takes is just “one” and then the experience after that will teach you what to do next, or learn next. Every “Pro” was once a “beginner” so start your journey 😊😊😊🎶🎙🔈🤙🤙🤙Peace&love!

[@Ukemama2018]

Ms. B, if you don't mind me asking, how do you add chord diagrams, strumming patterns etc to your videos? How do you get them to show up when your playing them?

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Melissa Alexander Final Cut Pro X :)

[@lyrrahpanadocerezo4225]

thank u i wish u have a nice day and god blesss ur the best couch always the best

[@chelseamunoz5213]

Woo hoo! Thanks for this video!

[@denisesheehan9189]

I have good experience learning from Uke like the Pros' 2 books: Beginning Fingerstyle and Finger Mastery by Terry Carter. I started the Beginning Fingerstyle after completing your 30 Day Uke Song Challenge.

[@mitzigarnett5818]

I love the videos but find myself writing my own lesson book from the videos. I just like to have the paper back up so excited to try these books soon. Thank you!

[@teddydynski2010]

Whoa I like the blue book will get nice!!!!!!!!!

[@teddydynski2010]

Love the dress also

[@RBoctober]

Hi teacher Bernadette 😘💕❤

[@AlexanderGherschon]

Ordering all those books right now 😄

[@ph4edo]

I always wondered about how difficult it is to learn an instrument from a book when it's such an audible experience and how some people manage it despite all that. Swear I couldn't learn nothing on my own without the wonderful resources on YT these days. Little Phaedo might have *actually* learned to play guitar if such a community existed way back when (the dern book I got didn't help). You guys rock! #blessed #NotIronicForOnce #GiveBooksASecondChance?

[@francesrbernardo]

Oooohhh, I have my eye on that Beatles book!!! 👀👀 👀😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@francesrbernardo]

And I think need the Daily Ukulele book for my #100dayofukulelesongs. 😁 Only thing is, I have a hard time learning new songs if I am not familiar with them. Like the melody should really be ingrained in my brain before I can really learn the chords and strumming.

[@jestonkosca4420]

which one do you suggest the most for a young beginner?

[@dragos8984]

Hello! I have a qestion about the music reading book: Do i need to buy the online course too, like at master the ukulele 1 book?

[@stefanit3972]

Yay !I'm early 😄❤

[@randyc2525]

What is the best Beatles book that is actually made for uke ?

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

I don’t know if there’s a great one for ukulele, but I LOVE the complete Beatles chord book they have for guitar. You can always look up chord charts, but in time you’ll memorize the uke chords and will be able to play with everything in the book

[@randyc2525]

@@BernadetteTeachesMusic thanks for your reply. New to the uke and I love your videos. We are also big Beatles fans!!!!

[@noheamike5036]

I played the part about performing to my students who aren't today...

[@idkjuststuffs]

Wait a minute I know that the guitars and ukuleles finger position for chords are different but an f is an f and a c is a c so even if I’d be reading notes for a guitar I could played them in my ukulele right? I just had my mind explode btw.

[@Kevin-nr9lj]

I knew you were going to add the The Beatles Songbook :)

[@fragdad]

Which book has "1 2 3 ready, go" in it? Sry couldn't resist.

[@bcnstudio]

Hi Bernadette! Thanks for this helpful video, but could you recommend any book written in Spanish?

[@steveharris2589]

🎈🎈🎈👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@ewotis]

*HI!!*

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Hi! You are so nice!! Always saying hi!

[@ewotis]

*:D*

[@mikelopez6765]

My starter book was "Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Tips 'N' Tunes" by Jim Beloff , my next one will be "Ukulele with Bernadette" ????? Chow!

[@kpopthings7099]

First 🙌🙌

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Eunice Chiwaya thank you so much, Eunice!!!

[@kanikasingh889]

Also the books don’t have KitKat

[@lyrrahpanadocerezo4225]

yeyyy i m late again mhaaaaaa god

[@MariaGonzalez-vv4vb]

interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out easy ukulele songs for beginners free try Pycanta Amazing Ukulele Protocol ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my work buddy got amazing success with it.