Three-Finger-Chord Ukulele Hymns Contributor(s): Wolf, Stephen Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1937081656 ISBN-13: 9781937081652 Publisher: Idjc Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Religious - Hymns - Music | Religious - Christian - Music | Printed Music - Guitar & Fretted Instruments |
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.83 lbs) 156 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: How it happened (A Different Kind of Twelve Steps): 1. Got an ukulele that will stay in tune ($50+). 2. Got one of those electronic tuners (3. Learned the chords C, Am, F, and G7. 4. Played Away In A Manger (#18) many times. 5. Kept the ukulele next to my recliner. 6. Picked other songs and learned more chords. 7. Explored 3/4 time and 4/4 time. 8. Experimented with picking patterns. 9. "Figured out" chords on these songs. 10. Watched many ultranet videos. 11. Practiced with chord progressions. 12. Saw Jake Shimabukuro at the Ryman. Happily Addicted? Dear Ukulele Companion-Beginner, The Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote that as pray-ers that we are always beginners. Don't These songs (from Hinge Hour Singer) have been part of my daily life for twenty-five years in the Liturgy of the Hours, a prayer form used by Catholic priests, religious, and a growing number of lay faithful, so right away I wanted to start singing them with ukulele chords. Peppering brothers Greg and Danny last Thanksgiving about how to do this, they both said, "You'll figure it out." When Greg became annoyed, I kept asking questions until he stood to walk away as I said, "I want to know what chords to use to play Creator of the Stars of Night I want to play Creator of the Stars of Night " He turned and kind of yelled, "Of course you do And who wouldn't " Brother's button pushed. Success. Still able to play only chords using the index, middle, and ring fingers of my left hand, that is all you will find in this book. Brother Kevin assures me the more difficult chords will come later. So this book is by a beginner for a beginner who just wants some chords to play Creator of the Stars of Night and a bunch of other traditional hymn melodies. This should truly be considered only a
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Contributor Bio(s): Wolf, Stephen Joseph: - Stephen Joseph Wolf is a parish priest in Clarksville, Tennessee, who spends most Mondays in silence and solitude writing for faith sharing groups and spiritual direction, painting, and sometimes quietly strumming the ukulele, played more loudly on other days. He also plays with the parish group IC UKEs. |