Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2
$7.00
Publisher : | Alfred Music; 3rd edition (June 1, 1959) |
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Language : | English |
Paperback : | 48 pages |
ISBN-10 : | 0739048902 |
ISBN-13 : | 978-0739048900 |
Item Weight : | 6.2 ounces |
Dimensions : | 8.75 x 0.25 x 11.5 inches |
UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
Best Sellers Rank: | #1,517 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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Customer Reviews: | 162 ratings |
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Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2
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Rated 4 out of 5
Thomas V. Inman –
What my wife used to learn the uke….
From “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” to “Michelle,” I can hear amazing progress in the other room. She has used the book learning to play beautifully. Easy to follow because of tableture and music, so she is learning how to read music. Unlike many “how to” books, the layout is user friendly and contains the variety she was looking for. As a guitar player myself, some of the advanced arrangements are easily transferred, so we can pick and strum together. A good buy, even without the CD.
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Rated 3 out of 5
Michael L. –
Not as advanced as I expected
Ukulele lessons
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Rated 3 out of 5
Drowsy Mary –
Not as Good as Book One
I thought this wasn’t has good as Book 1. I couldn’t use several of the songs included for practice. The book included the lyrics and chords for these, without the score, so I had no idea how the melody went. There were other songs with their scores and the instruction was just as good as Book 1. If you like the Hal Leonard Method, you will find the book useful, but be prepared for a little frustration.
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Gerry –
Overall I am enjoying this book.
I really like the audio access. Some of the music staffs have missing lines so hard to determine correct notes. I like being able to zoom the chord pics.
3 people found this helpful
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Rated 1 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Kindle version doesn’t have audio
I bought book one and the audio was embedded. I liked it so I went ahead and bought book two even though I am not ready for it yet.The audio is not embedded in this book and there is no code to access the audio. The content is probably as good as book one but you really need the audio as a beginner. I regret this purchase.According to the Hal Leonard website the audio content should be embedded by the vendor so it looks like Amazon screwed this up. I will update if I find out how to get the audio.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kim –
Just as expected
Just as expected , we needed this one after we finished the first one.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Hope –
Easy to follow
I haven’t worked all the way through this book but the parts I have, have been easy and very fluid to learn through. Would highly reccomend!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Myrna Huichapan –
Hal Leonard Method book 2
I have had a Uke for some time but finally decided it was time to learn it and Hal Leonard help me accomplish some of that because his way of learning was easy to understand and the lessons helped me to achieve some very good knowledge about my Uke. If you are a beginner this is the set of books to begin with. Good luck you all future Uke players!
3 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Sarah Sizemore Tilley –
Another great book
A very helpful book in bettering ukulele skills!
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Rated 4 out of 5
Bella –
Helpful book.
I finished book one.. but will continue to refer to it often still. This is a good continuation of the first book and I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Ukulele and music.
4 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
mary –
Five Stars
Easiest way I’ve found to learn more than chords. I can now play melody as well.
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Rated 2 out of 5
George –
Could be helpful but certainly not a “method” at all!
I didn’t see any method in the “Method..” – it’s a bunch of scores loosely attached to various subjects like hammer-ons, pull-off and like, but 90% it’s picking notes and nothing else, no strumming, no picking patterns, let alone chord-notes melody or different musical genresThe bottom line, it could give you some additional ideas when you’re already good with the instrument, but don’t try to use it as a self-teach book, go straight for “Ukulele for Dummies” if you really want to understand the instrument
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Rated 5 out of 5
Mrs. Dish –
I am happy I purchased.
Very good book!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Have several of these books and they are all great..
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Rated 5 out of 5
Grand Rapids Michigan –
HAL LEONARD UKULELE METHOD BOOK 2
This is tougher than book 1. I am taking my time to get thru book 1. This is well done. If you are an intermediate uke player maybe this is for you.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Daniel –
Quality beginning uke playe8
Great advice
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Book was as expected. Book arrived on time.
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Rated 4 out of 5
David Edward Hudson –
Four Stars
Good tuition books
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Rated 5 out of 5
Mauricio Graminhani –
Five Stars
Perfect, but it was not said that the disc would no come with the book.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Student –
Good beginner series.
This is a good beginner series (book 1 + 2). One of the best.
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Rated 1 out of 5
Lisa Q. Rand –
Poor to no instructions
Lots of holes in the instructions full pages of things that have close to no explanation and just don’t make sense. Went through the first book just fine this one is hateful. Not even worth $7.00 Skip it!!!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Daria –
great book, thanks
Fast shipping, great book, thanks!
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Rated 3 out of 5
clalien1 –
Three Stars
Teaches method for people who read music.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Darling Clementine –
Go Lil’ Rev
Continues Bk. 1. Should be part of a ukulele library. Good for making the instrument accessible. Goes well with Bk 1.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Michael E. Califfsr –
Uke Book,good one
These Uke Books are great for beginners and are a logical progression in their use.I find them to be quite easy to learn from and the DVD’s included are a much wanted feature.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Donald –
Great sequel to book 1. I got a new respect for ukulele from this book. Thanks
Worthy of his great ukulele book 1.
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Rated 5 out of 5
rjbarr –
great instruction book
Shipped fast, great instructional book. Was able to start playing uke right away.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Barbara Dahlberg –
Five Stars
Love Little Rev, he is a good teacher with clear instructions and guides.
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Rated 5 out of 5
juanita babcock –
Five Stars
Will be using it soon.
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Rated 5 out of 5
lee speiser –
Five Stars
Good service, good price
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Rated 5 out of 5
akitaken –
Five Stars
well-graded good uke book.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kindle Customer –
uke
This is the book that I have been waiting for it has alot of good stuff inside. Get it now.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Wayne –
Five Stars
Good book. Now I have to practice and use the information.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Very Pleased! –
Wonderful learning tool.
Wonderful learning tool.
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Rated 1 out of 5
Bob Sullivan –
NOT FOR DGBE BARITONE UKE!
It is not mentioned in the description anywhere but this book is NOT for DGBE Baritone tuning!
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Rated 3 out of 5
David Mc –
The book is ok, the songs are boring and outdated
New cover on some very old and outdated songs – not too inspiring but you can get some good bits of info from this book
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
The book is fine.
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Rated 3 out of 5
D. Zanter –
Ok
This book is ok. Not too bad for the price, however I was hoping for more “Hawaiian” instructions on how to play the uke.
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Rated 3 out of 5
rwalker –
Good for adults, not suitable for children
Good for adults but not suitable for children due to the subject matter of some of the songs. “I plunged a knife into her breast” (Banks of the Ohio), fighting and drinking (Sloop John B), drinking (Rye Whiskey), going to jail (Pay Me My Money Down). imprisonment (Worried Man Blues), etc. This is the classic material of folk music and nothing wrong with it, but it is not for kids. For my younger uke students, I like Everybody’s Ukulele Method by Ukulele Mike Lynch.
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Phillip J. Keller –
Five Stars
Good book.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kayakgirl grl –
A perfect follow-up to book one.
I had wanted to learn chord families and picking to play leads and solos and this book covers that in an easy to follow manner.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Jim –
Finishing Second Book
I’m not much of a judge of musical method books but I’ve finished book one and almost this second book and I am learning to play the ukulele. I’ve moved on to sheet music for songs that I’m interested in and that is fun. Most of these “method” books use old public domain music that is not very interesting. There are some online sources for specific songs with uke notation for very reasonable prices. Just look for sheet music.I think that both books of this series have been very useful. There is also a “chord finder” book in the series that is probably worth your consideration.Uke on!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kimberly –
Very happy with my purchase
All the Hal Leonard books I have purchased over the years have been exactly what was described. They are written in a way that makes them easy to understand. They progress from easy to more challenging songs in a logical manner. I will keep buying from this author for years to come.
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Rated 3 out of 5
M. R. Taylor –
A lot to learn here, but some missed opportunities.
After playing through book one of this method in the morning, I took the opportunity to play through book two in the afternoon. The format is the same as book one, and continues where it left off.The Pros, Weakness and Cons for this Ukulele Method:*Continues to have you pluck traditional melodies, learning new keys, notes and bits of theory as you go.*Continues to include traditional notation & tablature for most of the pieces.*Teaches you three major moveable chords, very useful information. The author does not, however, back this up with much practicle application (though there are dozens possible).*Covers hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides, but only provides one piece to reinforce these important techniques.*Covers a few new strumming patterns and techniques: Ragtime & Calypso Patterns and the Five-Finger Roll & Triplet Stroke.*Introduces the chord families of D, Bb and A as well as further exploration of minor keys. At this point, if you’re using this method, you should be used to the fast pace of learning new, sometimes difficult chords.As with the first volume, I think this is an excellent introduction to melodic picking, but does not fully capitolize on the opportunity to add harmonic counterpoint and other techniques of melodic soloing on the instrument. Chording continues to move along at a fast pace, but that is just the author’s approach – though I’d prefer a more gradual approach, with more reinforcement of the principles introduced (a lot of lost opportunity here). However, if you choose this method and follow through with it, you will learn a lot that you can apply to whatever music you choose to learn later on.M Ryan TaylorUkulelePlay.com
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Rated 5 out of 5
Rex C. Becker –
Most Effective & Cost Effective Training
Hal ZLeonard are the best source of instruction. I am a VA patient who uses these quality books for Music Therapy!! I would not use any other brand.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Dale R. Palmer –
Great Way to Start
I like the size of the printed music and the fact that it has tablature along with the melody line and also the ukulele chords (and words). It is easy to follow, well written, and a quality book to get started. I play guitar so the chords and strumming came easily. This book starts with melody playing and helps me learn the location of the notes on the strings. It is a quality product. I also bought book 1. Together they cover most of the commonly used keys.
5 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Pretzelcityusa –
Love Lil Rev!!
Lil Rev is an excellent teacher, so you can’t go wrong with any of his books. They are fun and user friendly.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Jim Hickey –
Good follow up from Book 1
Good follow up from book 1, however, you really have to have a good grasp of ALL the material in Book 1 before diving into this. Lots of theory is covered and it’s pacing is good. I teach a lot of youngsters and prefer not to teach them in method books with TAB. I get around this by not telling them how to read it HAHA! If there was a TAB free versions of this book I would give it 5 stars.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Steplander –
Needs a better song selection
I use this book to teach my students.I wish it didn’t have so many religious based songs, but beyond the need for a better song selection it’s a good lesson book.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Lisa –
Like Method Book 1
Like Method Book 1, I was skeptical about this method book, but this was just a reminder to me to not judge a book by its size. Every page of this 50 page book is chock full of lessons and songs that progress as you learn. This is a MUST for a new ukulele player.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jackson Dunes –
A Really Good Start
I bought both books in this series and they really offer a good start. Simple and basic instructions in an easy to follow format. The books are a little over-sized but that makes them easy to read. The songs are presented in both notation and tab so even a novice can play songs right away.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Lilly G –
Four Stars
Fine
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Rated 4 out of 5
Uncle Kimo –
Reference book
If you have some background already with music and or the ukulele this will be of some help. Always good to have to refer back to when the old memory fades.
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Rated 3 out of 5
October –
Only book. No CD.
Some of the reviews stated this book had a CD that came with it but it doesn’t. Other than that it is a great book.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Gina –
simple way to learn uke
bought the method books 1 and 2 and the easy songs book. super easy to follow and learn. reasonably priced.
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Rated 4 out of 5
William –
Four Stars
Good book for beginners
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Rated 5 out of 5
Ranger –
Just what I needed
The book is a continuation of book one (e.g., more cords, great new strumming and finger picking styles, additional songs, etc.). Along with the CD, it’s just fantastic for teaching what you need to know. It’s an essential tool for a beginner like me.
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Rated 5 out of 5
ShannyBanany –
Great learning tool!
We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!
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Rated 4 out of 5
Renee Hoffman –
Hal Leonard is the best
I started with the Hal Leonard Uke Method book 1. so the book 2 continues. Movable chords and continuation of learning new chords with songs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Ed The Techy –
Great for learning the Uke
I bought all the books in the series. Great for learning the Uke. This is just such a fun instrument. Much easier then playing the guitar.
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Easy Songs For Ukulele Supplementary Songbook
$9.00 Buy nowRated 4.19 out of 560 reviews for Easy Songs For Ukulele Supplementary Songbook
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Rated 5 out of 5
Brent David –
Concise yet easy to read and understand
This is the perfect book for those who want to do more than just play chords.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Harpo –
Good for new ones or more advanced
Easy to play notes and chords good for newer one like me.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Bag Lady –
Easy for absolute beginners
I have been playing the ukulele for 3 weeks and having never played any musical instrument before in my life – I believe that makes me an absolute beginner. I love how easy it was to start playing the songs in this book. Made me feel like I could actually play something that was more advanced than children’s nursery rhymes. The tabs are a lifesaver and help me out enormously as I struggle to read musical notes. Definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to expand their repertoire as they learn.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Mary Anne –
Uke book, for the uke… with fun songs
All the songs in this book fit the uke with its standard tuning of GCEA (high G). Some of the other books I looked at seem to have just taken guitar melodies and then put UKE chords on top, but the melodies then fell off the range of the instrument you have so are unplayable. Not so with this one. Every note is playable on the uke (tabs are provided) and all the lyrics are given. I never saw some of these verses before (btw, turns out that Tom Dooley guy was a jerk after all). This is a great book for sing alongs. Lots of fun tunes: “I walk the line”, “house of the rising sun”, “all my loving”.
8 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
AJM –
Fun song book
I’m a beginner ukulele player and I’m enjoying this book. The songs are fairly easy to play. The book has both notes and tabs which is convenient.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Texas Lone Star –
A great start for new uke players, even better for experienced stringed instrument players.
for an inexpensive beginner uke book, it’s great. There are some really good songs in here and the chord guides through each song and tablature for note playing comes quick, especially if you’ve toyed with guitar for some considerable time. You’ll be playing the uke immediately. A few songs by the Beatles and Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and more. The tablature helps you get the tune if you’re not familiar with a song.
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Rated 5 out of 5
annabyrd –
Easy ukulele book
Great beginner’s ukulele song book. Nice large notes and writing.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kokitty –
Nice book.
Great for beginners!
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Rated 3 out of 5
Jim Hickey –
Good but not for everyone.
The Bad: I am a music instructor and try and avoid using TAB with beginners. I try and get them to use the black dots…so, as this book contains TAB I would only use it with experienced students or adults who want to work on melody. Thus, the 3 star rating because I can’t use it for everybody I teach.The Good: The songs are cool! It is a good supplement to the Ukulele Book 1 so if you are purchasing that book, this is a good add on to your purchase. If you are a TAB reader, it is fine.
7 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Yana Marshall –
This is just right
I am a beginner, and this book is just perfect to carry around with me and practice. I don’t have to worry about charging up my laptop to find ukelele chord music to play outside or in my car or whatever. The only problem is that I have to stop to turn the pages. I don’t have to do that with my laptop. But I like the freedom and light weight of a book. The songs are classic in this book, and great to learn.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Pami K –
good book
I have the method 1 book and want to continue. Method 1 made it very easy to learn notes and chords
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Rated 4 out of 5
Giovanni Bello –
great
This product it is really helpful, for a beginner UKU player, i really recommend it.I start using it, and is easy, since i got it, i play and play my UKU
9 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Gina –
familiar songs. simple to learn.
bought the easy songs and the method books 1 and 2. easy to follow and learn. familiar songs. great price.
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Rated 2 out of 5
LKB77soldierswife –
I feel it’s a useless book for someone learning tab
I play several instruments, but have never learned a string instrument before, so I decided to start learning the ukulele. The book starts by defining very simple music terms which I found silly (like “verse” and “chorus”), But it gives absolutely NO explanation of how to play the tablature. I have no clue what all the numbers on the four lines listed as TAB even mean. I wish it gave SOME kind of explanation of how it all worked. I feel it’s a useless book for someone learning tab.
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
E. Moyer –
A Great Way to Start!
I bought this songbook for my beginning Ukulele students. I love the tabulature in addition to the notes. It’s a perfect way to learn the fingerings while learning to read the music, words, & chords. The songs are all familiar. I think it is a good supplement to any instruction books.
16 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
La –
Worth picking up
If you are a beginner, this is really worth picking up. Lots of great songs, like “I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry,” (Come back, Hank Williams…)
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Rated 4 out of 5
Harry –
Four Stars
My daughter says it could benefit from some more contemporary selections.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Daniel Hixon –
Enjoying This Book
I don’t love every song in this book but I do like most of them. The chords are mostly easy and great for establishing a foundation. This book and the
Makala MK-S Soprano Ukulele
were a gift for my wife last month and she sounds great playing the songs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Ed The Techy –
Great beginners guild for learning the ukulele and playing songs
Great beginners guild for learning the ukulele and playing songs. Simple and easy to follow. Don’t give up and you will be able to play fairly quickly. Very fun instrument.
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Rated 4 out of 5
John Davis –
Four Stars
Good song book for Uke
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Rated 3 out of 5
Josy –
Don’t get this on your kindle.
I’m a beginner uke player. Some of these songs are easy for me, but others provide a good stretch. However the kindle format means you have to turn pages to play the entire piece. You can make the image larger, but that cuts off part of the page. I suggest buying the book. I do love the Hal Leonard Fast Track books for uke and harmonica. I’m going to order this one in paper.
4 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
olharv –
A good basic book for beginners
wide song selection. easy to see cheats, Print is very dark and high contrast – you can see all the notes even if slightly buzzed on mai tais. Not all the tunes are going to be your faves but you will probably like half of them. Not bad for a book with twenty songs. With the notation, I expect that this book would be very good for duets, one fingerpicking and one strumming.
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Rated 5 out of 5
M. Sean Cary –
Great for Beginner Uke Players
My daughter loves it and has now learned most of the songs.
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Rated 4 out of 5
sshomekid –
Ukulele book
I bought a ukulele for my grand-daughter. I grew up with the guitar, I don’t know how to play the ukulele, this books has the fingering charts, however, I’m not sure what sounds are correct…so, the book is great, but the player (me), I still don’t know what I’m doing.
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Rated 5 out of 5
J. Milligan –
Just OK
This book is definitely for a beginner. You can actually get most of this type material for free on the Internet if you will just do a little searching. But the book does serve its purpose and it is a good purchase if you would rather have a book than trying to find some similar material on the Internet. It also makes a nice gift if someone is receiving a ukulele for the first time.
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Rated 2 out of 5
Steve Vrana –
The Internet Really Makes This Obsolete
When I bought my first ukulele two years ago, I purchased this songbook. What a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with the songs. Each title includes sheet music for piano with easy to read ukulele chord diagrams. And the most difficult chord in any of the songs is a B flat–and that isn’t that tough to master. You also get complete lyrics.So what’s the problem? There are only twenty songs, and not a lot of variety: five Beatles songs, two songs each from Elvis, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. Truth to tell, I haven’t opened this songbook since the day it arrived. There are numerous websites where you can print practically any song you want. Why would you spend good money on this? And this songbook says nothing about strum patterns. Overall, it’s just not very helpful. It was a rookie mistake on my part. I wish I had my money back.
3 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
D –
Easy read and to learn the songs
Such a easy to read and learn uke book. I love that’s it tabs. I don’t play often so not good at uke or guitar but this is a book I can play the songs and pick up no matter how long it’s been since playing
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Rated 3 out of 5
Ronald K. Ridley –
Easy pop tone for uke
Pro – I like the strings with the number of the fret on it as well as the chord bars shown for the songs with the words.Con – It could tell you when to play the chords and with what strumming pattern as well as when the picking comes back on. This could be used as a duet with one person strumming the chords while the other person does the picking.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Customer –
I love that this has the tabs
I love that this has the tabs. It makes it easy for almost anyone to pick up and play. The songs are great, a nice variety of genres.
3 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Steve Foreaker –
Ladies and Germs, I present….
Good book. Songs are easy and fun. Hell, if I could play everyone of these songs well, I’d be a hit at any party.
3 people found this helpful
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Rated 3 out of 5
Dennis Lopez –
Not much Popular Songs
I was expecting popular songs – old and new, but it is the kind of a song book that is nice to have but will be not be in use. I wish for song books like this, there is a way to view the lists of songs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
ShannyBanany –
Loving the Hal Leonard series!
We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!
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Rated 4 out of 5
Pandora Logsdon –
Four Stars
Everything we need to learn simple Ukulele and have fun.
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Rated 3 out of 5
Hisako –
Purchased for Self
I did not recognize too many of the songs, and there was not very much variation to the music being played. I recommend using online music/chords/tabs if you want more popular, up-to-date music, or even easy songs like these in the book
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Rated 3 out of 5
Joann W. Layton –
It wasn’t what I was looking for.
The book is probably a good book but it wasn’t what I was looking for. I was looking for the old folk songs I learned to play on the ukelele on but the songs in this book were too modern for me.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Karen C. –
Four Stars
Still learning to play.
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Rated 3 out of 5
El Kabong –
Good book but not for me (yet)
I bought this thinking I can start learning my daugther’s ukulele that she no longer wants. Boy was I wrong ! This book is great, in my opinion once I find the Ukulele for Dummies or Ukulele 101 book.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Myrna –
Love this book
The little diagrams with the dots above where you change cords is just what I was looking for. You don’t have to memorizethe D cord, or the C cord, etc. Much easier to play songs without much memorizing.
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Rated 4 out of 5
dan –
decent songs
has couple of cool songs in here, tells you chords, not that great of a selection though, but im happy.
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Rated 3 out of 5
Kindle Customer –
Good book
Good book. It has good songs, but I wish it had more classic songs.It also makes u rate the book and you can’t get out of it so I’m giving it a lower score.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Julie –
very good
Great songs, but there are easier versions out there. I am a very new beginner and found some of the cords difficult but all in all this is a great book of songs
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Rated 5 out of 5
alliecat –
Wonderful!
This is the best book for beginners! It has tabs too. It’s got the song “walk the line” and “your cheating heart”
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
A. Mary Mc Evoy –
A beginners delight
This is a very useful book for the beginner.It is written very well with this in mind.I recommend it highly.It arrived in very good time,packed to perfection,and in first class condition
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Rated 4 out of 5
leadguitar126 –
useful for uke players
I enjoy trying popular songs on the ukulele. Especially when the chord diagrams make it easy to figure out how to play the chords on the uke! More like this.. please!
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kindle Customer –
Good Beginning Songbook
This book has a lot of good eawsy songs for the beginning player. It should be used witth the Hal Leonard Ukulele Method, Book 1 to teach students, or yourself, to read notes (or tabs) which ultimately will lead to a better more advanced uke player. The songs can also be played just with chords.
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 3 out of 5
LookInto’s Matt –
The book is okay but the song aren’t all that great
I just wanted to learn to play the Ukulele for fun and bought this in addition to the Uke which came with it’s own book and DVD. This book is okay but the songs are more on the lame side. It was cheap enough but I don’t think I’d buy it again knowing what I know now.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Eric –
Starter book
This song book is a little thin on music and chord charts, it was a good starting point for me but i needed several other books to really get enjoyment out of this purchase.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Lucie –
Easy to follow
This is a great songbook for ukulele beginner; with the pictures of the chords right above the text / notations and the selection of the songs almost “guaranteed you will know”, as a complete beginner I had a blast trying them all on the 1st day I picked a ukulele into my hand
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Rated 3 out of 5
Ginny Straub –
ukelele song book
I was disappointed that the book was more suited for adults than an 8 yr old child who was beginning to play. The instructions were good, but I did not think I could give it to him b/c of the song selections. Age appropriateness would be good to lidt with this item. Thank you.
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Debbie –
Easy Songs for Ukulele
Came on time and in great shape. Haven’t had a chance to play any of the songs, but looks like great songs. Thank You
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Rated 5 out of 5
Brandon W. –
Great for learning!
This was great! Everything I expected. Made a perfect gift for my wife who is learning how to play. It was fun for me too and I already play.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Nicky Burns –
Good songs
Like the songs good for a beginner like me~
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Rated 5 out of 5
Daniel –
Perfect for beginners
Ecellent and easy to follow.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Wayne –
great book
I purchased this book in hopes it would help me learn to play the ukulele. There are a lot of great songs in this book. Now I just have to learn to read and play them.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Pascal J. Benvenuti –
Songs that are fun to Play !!!
Great little book that is loaded with songs that are fun to play on my Ukulele.
2 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
T. P. Stropes –
Great for the Novice..
This is a nice book to have for your first song book. Call me old fashion but I like a songbook instead of having to hunt songs on the internet. For the money its a good deal.
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Rated 3 out of 5
Kim –
Okay
Nice, simple, with the chords, tabs, and lyrics. Don’t like that you have to stop and turn pages. They could have avoided this easily and included more CURRENT songs. Other than that, it’s okay.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Vicki –
Four Stars
Good.
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Rated 4 out of 5
pete519 –
Four Stars
Good basics for Uke
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Rated 3 out of 5
Bonny K. –
Very Cheaply made but works
I have to leave the back stand out all the time, because it is made so cheaply, however IT DOES WORK, just don’t open and close it to many times.
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Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1
$7.00 Buy nowRated 4.32 out of 560 reviews for Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1
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Rated 2 out of 5
Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer –
Great material, but product not shipped well.
These are great beginner books. 2 stars because they were shipped “brand new” but arrived with broken spines. They need to be shipped in something more sturdy so they are not folded in transit.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Yulduz Bozorova –
Ok
Ok
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kindle Customer –
Music in me.
Nice and easy for me to learn.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Tina smith –
Five Stars
My husband loved it
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Rated 5 out of 5
Cheryl Cherry-hill –
Good buy!
I got the book for my 85 year old mother who just started guitar lessons. She loves the book because the notes are large enough for her to see!
One person found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Gabbie M. –
Love it
This is a great guide for beginners.
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Rated 5 out of 5
JR –
Five Stars
Easy to follow
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Rated 5 out of 5
Sharon Clark –
Great choice.
Easy to follow and understand, starts easy and builds on skills as you move forward without throwing you in right away.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Charles Wilson –
Five Stars
great
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Rated 5 out of 5
Morg –
Great!
Great beginner guitar book! no confusing terminology, and always to-the-point!
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Rated 3 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Good starter book for guitar
Could introduce strumming and chord structure more instead of concentrating on picking notes
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Rated 4 out of 5
jp –
would have been 4 stars but no sound files
At a private teacher I do like this book…. but obtaining sound files is proving to be next to impossible. Of course you can shell out 13.46 for the cd but that seems a little unfair. Anyway, I did find it in iTunes store and purchased it and … viola….the sound files are included and actually will play….. but they are too fast for beginners. My plan was to find these files on my laptop (I know they are not coming from the cloud as they work even when I turn off my wifi) and use the Anytune app to slow them down…. but I can’t find them on my hard drive! They are there somewhere … but I can’t locate them. Anyway, if you are reading this and have found these files please let me know in a review. I would say in the questions section but for some reason I can’t find the “ask question ” link…. ugh.
5 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
william –
Perfect start into playing guitar manual.
Exactly what I was looking for. Shipped quick. Highly recommend this seller.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Rick –
Been around for a generation
The original edition(s) of this classic beginner’s book date back to the 1960s. When I was 8 or 9 years old (1965-ish), my dad bought a beginner’s guitar for me, along with this book. I was glad to see that the book is still around [in an updated edition], and I bought it as a future gift for my grandson… or someone else if he decides he doesn’t want to learn the guitar.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
very good
My friend wanted me to teach her 8 year old son how to play the guitar, so she asked a retired music teacher what a good book to use is, and he recommended this one. So we each got it and so far I am very pleased with it. I have never known how to read music (I learned to play chords years ago, but never to read music)but this book teaches to read music as you learn which string of the guitar plays which note and where it is on the music staff. I am learning things as I teach my little friend also. I really like this book. It is simple to understand and it is laid out in a way that I (and my student) don’t feel overwhelmed. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about playing than just chords.
7 people found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Kara Anne –
Great book for a beginner
I bought this book for a friend. As I am giving her lessons. It is well written and easy for a beginner to understand.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Harpo –
Good for beginner
Easy to follow. Good for beginner.
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Rated 5 out of 5
R&M –
Great Book for Beginners
Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.
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Rated 4 out of 5
L. M. Bolt –
Easy to understand and very helpful
I’m three years in to re-teaching myself piano with Alfred’s books and I’ve always wanted to play guitar as well so I bought this one. All of Alfred’s books are easy to understand but, as with anything, practice makes perfect. I’ve been doing the lessons for just over a month now and am pleased with my progress. Playing any instrument takes time and practice and I find myself wishing I could play more than three simple lines of ‘Ode To Joy’ but ,as with the piano, I know I’m learning things at this necessary stage and this book is very helpful.
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Rated 3 out of 5
invisible –
Not the most inspiring elementary music book.
This is an elementary level book, which has pictures, fretboard diagrams and standard notation. Many of the songs are traditional ones but others would be unfamiliar to the twelve year old target reader. It was designed to use song files which were not included and not linked so I suppose this means the learner must learn the song before they can hear it played. So I doubt that any child I know would be motivated to practice without strong mentoring from a teacher or family member. At this point I’d say it would not be as effective otherwise.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Nurse James –
As good as ever
Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Mark Weathers –
Great
This is a great beginner’s guide to learning to play the guitar.
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Rated 4 out of 5
catherinepb –
Good method, but not so good theory
It seems to progress in a very methodical way from one string, two fingers, onto the next string and eventually all fingers. So the student can work up those callouses and build the finger strength gradually. I’m not sure I like how the theory is presented, and so I use a separate book for the music theory. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Kids need to learn slower.
It is great accept it goes to fast unless you have a teacher helping you. I have a teacher to help me but some people don’t!
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Rated 3 out of 5
A.Prime.Shopper –
Miss the chord chart
It is still a good tutorial for learning to read music on a guitar. However, I REALLY miss the chord chart that they used to have inside the back cover. It is now best for only note by note playing.I used this many, many years ago when I was learning guitar, so this has probably been through several new editions since then. But, one of the most useful references was the the index with finger charts for nearly any chord. If I had known that it no longer contained this, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it. Will have to use on-line chord references instead.
8 people found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Lou –
Not very basic for a beginner, more like a lesson on music reading
The book is good but not what I expected for a non player beginner.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Sandra Robinson –
Guitar method for us oldies works!!
Maybe it’s because I’m ‘older’, I am struggling a little. Mainly with the first string cords, but each time I practice them I see an improvement and better understanding. This book is great for explains thing in a clear and precise way. Love it. Highly recommend it.
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Rated 4 out of 5
PeterSz –
It is OK I guess but it did not help …
It is OK I guess but it did not help my kids to want to learn the basics of the guitar.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Muhammad Bilal –
Easy to learn
Very easy and detailed information for beginner learners
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Rated 4 out of 5
TimM –
Good basic book
Bought this for our 11 year old daughter, who wants to learn the guitar. I went through the book and brushed up on my cords and note reading so that I could help her. The book makes it very easy to learn the basics and our girl is having fun trying to learn the instrument.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Cool
Cool
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Rated 4 out of 5
G. Davis –
Good, needs to be updated.
Good instruction, old songs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Leo –
Very instructional
Very instructional
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Rated 5 out of 5
Norma V –
The foundation to learn the guitar and play it.
This guitar study is an expanded version of the Alfred guitar book 1. A basic study for the beginning student or a guitar player who would like to learn guitar basics and theory.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Cher G. –
She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her …
My daughter has started guitar lessons and this is the book her instructor asked her to purchase. She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her to follow.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Gene’O McQueen –
guitar hero
was excited to open the package and start playing. although i have a long way to go to be the hero that enamours mariah carey i’ll practice, practice, practice until she recognizes my style.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 5 out of 5
Luke Freml –
Nice book
Nice book
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Rated 5 out of 5
DEEVCO –
Five Stars
Needed for guitar lessons and was recommended by the teacher.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Roderick E. Tankerson –
Good Buy
jumps right in. best for teenagers and adults.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Clara –
great book, very useful for beginners
Came fast, great book, very useful for beginners.
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Rated 5 out of 5
SaigonSteve –
Good for the basics
Good book for learning or reviewing the basics.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Simon Segal –
I’m happy with the item I’ve got from
I’m happy with the item I’ve got from you
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Rated 5 out of 5
CWalker –
Five Stars
Great book for beginners, children or adults.
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Rated 1 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Don’t buy this if you are looking for the chord progression chart.
It is missing the last page of Chord progression chart. I bought this for beginner to have the legacy chord progression chart.
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Rated 5 out of 5
loraleep –
Five Stars
Great book, great condition
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Rated 5 out of 5
DuArte –
Five Stars
Great deal!…
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Rated 1 out of 5
Dudley E Craig –
Basic Guitar Method ???
Only 3 pages of measly instruction; the rest of the book is some music reading but mainly sheet music you can get in many other places.I would return it but I was only suckered for $7.00.
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Rated 1 out of 5
Chan Chun Man Philip –
Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method 1 (kindle)
I bought the kindle version for convenience sake. But the images in the kindle version were so blur that I feel being cheated. It is below the usual expectation. Finally, I have to buy again a printed version.
5 people found this helpful
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Rated 1 out of 5
Mary A. Harris –
DVD missing
My husband likes the book but it does not have the DVD that was suppose to be included.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 3 out of 5
Kim B. –
Easy to Understand
This book is great, however we can’t access the digital files to listen to the samples that you follow.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jasonian –
Great guitar lesson book for beginners
Great guitar lesson book for beginners! I bought it for my son who just started lessons, but I’ve been using myself to practice and learn so I can keep him interested. Very easy to follow.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Great book
I sell learned allot from YouTube. But with this book I learned to play melodies and read music. It has some great songs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Pina –
Easy to follow
Easy to follow
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Rated 5 out of 5
Ninjagal –
Easy to follow
Very easy to follow. This was highly recommended by a friend who teaches basic guitar and I’m glad I got it.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Fundamentals of music
This is a great book for beginners. It will have you playing music withpractice in no time.
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Rated 5 out of 5
sveda277 –
This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the …
This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the theory book for the price the music store was selling each.
One person found this helpful
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Rated 4 out of 5
Claudio –
Four Stars
really good
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Rated 5 out of 5
vincent –
it helps
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Rated 5 out of 5
donna casale –
Love it
I had same book 30 yrs ago very goid
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Rated 4 out of 5
Emma –
good
Good helpful for the beginner. Teacher recommend me to buy. Good good good. Hope to play guitar well. Fighting fighting
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Cara H. –
Highly recommend this method
My son has studied guitar for the past 3 years. He finds the Alfred’s Basic Method challenges him and allows him to progress in his playing.. The level 2 book continues to introduce new notes, chords and scales. There are solos, duets and accompaniments. Alfred is noted for being a fast paced and complete teaching method. I would have to agree with that assessment. My son started playing young so his teacher started with 2 more basic methods. This method continues to challenge my son and move him forward in his guitar playing ability.
2 people found this helpful
D. Nagel –
went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book …
went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book. A little more difficult than i was hoping, but my 6 yr old can do it.
One person found this helpful
F. Sasso –
Serious Learning Only
I am relearning the Guitar after a 30 year break. I worked through the first book in this series and am now on the second. 30 years ago I didn’t pay much attention to learning the actual music I just memorized chords and played by ear. These books are excellent for learning all aspects of the method of playing guitar. It is a slower and harder process than just learning Guitar Tab but it is worth it if you have the time. I am actually doing both and I find that what I have picked up in the Alfred’s book helps incredibly even when playing from Tab.
8 people found this helpful
Jen Magness –
Great beginner guitar book
Great book for my son learning guitar. He likes the songs which keeps him interested. Very useful.
Kathy M. –
Great if you are able to read sheet music
I would simply advise people 1) Be careful with your clicks 2) Make a copy of your order at checkout. I was going to purchase Alfred’s Book 1 because I’m a complete newbie to guitar. The “bundled offer” included a Book 2 and a Book 1 & 2. Wow, two volumes in one, a no-brainer right? So that’s what I thought I ‘clicked’ to put in my cart. Yesterday I received Book 2 which is basically a book of sheet music with minimal instructions. A perfectly good book for people who knows how to read music, but not much use to someone lacking basic skills. The book arrived in perfect condition and of acceptable quality for the low cost.
One person found this helpful
brian c –
Guitar book 2
Guitar book 2 good for learning how to play
Daniel Stephens –
Alfred’s is a great way to learn
I have enjoyed using this method for learning guitar. It would be best to have a teacher, however I don’t have the schedule to allow learning at a set time. With Alfred’s books I have been able to slowly but surely progress on my own.
One person found this helpful
Jenn –
Five Stars
Great book. My son loves it.
One person found this helpful
A K –
Good audio but poor packing.
Good audio but poor packing also no track list.
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Easy to understand..
impala3400 –
Easy to learn
Bought as gift for a friend. He loves it.
SJB –
This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students
This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students; however, this appears to be a cheap reproduction. The stickers on the back are pictures of stickers. The cover is not glossy like the original and the inside is all black and white with no color. Another student who ordered one for herself through Amazon got the same fake.
5 people found this helpful
C. Blackburn –
Husband likes it.
Purchased for my husband. He is a beginning guitar player, he loves it.
L. Horseman –
Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method – Book 2
Very good. It provides the excellent instruction of the other Alfred’s series of guitar books. It picks upwhere book 1 left off.
DuArte –
Five Stars
Great deal!..
Darrence –
One Star
Okay to read but learned better through YouTube, will need to take lessons.
Frenchie –
Challenging experience
I bought this book recommendation of my daughter’s guitar teacher. She is starting her fourth year of private guitar lessons (she’s 11) and has gone through the three youth manuals that were available. We got this one just before she left for summer vacation so she’d have something new to work on before she came back to lessons in the fall. Working through it on her own was definitely a challenge for her (she had difficulties playing with the CD, mainly because she couldn’t keep up and she was confused since some tracks have multiple parts being played and she didn’t realize she was only supposed to be playing one of them – she did not have a chance to see her teacher for any instruction after the book arrived) but she made great progress with it on her own during the summer. Upon her return, her teacher explained to her how to use the book along with the CD and she’s made great progress. It has helped her work on all facets of her playing – chords, rhythm, scales, melody, etc.
One person found this helpful
Outlawbak –
Four Stars
The book is most helpful.
Paul Andre Lallier –
Progression on music for learning
A good follow up to the first volume. Not much theory. Would be nice if the audio was part of the book without extra cost.
Dawn Slater –
Easy to read
Illustrated really well , easy to read excellent pictures and reminders about what chords you have already learnt
Donald R Gowan –
Good book to learn from
Easy to use
KAVAN SONI –
Knowledge book
For Guitar Learning perfect book
operadiva –
good basic method
I have already used book 1, but I find some directions a little difficult to understand in book 2. For instance, it is not always clear which part is to be played by the teacher, and which part is to be performed by the student.
One person found this helpful
David E Evans –
Good book
Good product
Cycling Rev –
The Next Step
Useful book, written in the same style as Book 1, so if you got on well with that one, this should suit you fine!
2 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Exactly what was needed.
Judy Howes –
Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not …
Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not look like the picture and was expecting a cd with the book