(Do It Yourself). No more excuses! You've always wanted to play the ukulele and now you can get started on your own terms with this incredibly helpful book with audio and video lessons from the most-trusted name in music education. Hal Leonard's Do-It-Yourself Ukulele uses well-known pop, rock, blues, traditional, and Hawaiian tunes in its step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. It includes audio demonstration tracks and a full video course — with nearly seven hours of instructional videos — by popular YouTube ukulele teacher and author Terry Carter for a comprehensive learning experience. Written for adults or motivated older kids, you'll learn: ukulele fundamentals; how to read music and tablature; playing chords of all types; essential strum patterns; notes on the fretboard; single-note melodies; using scales; fingerpicking; technique building; essential ukulele songs; blues-style playing; using a capo; and more! Includes 102 video tutorials and 87 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along! Audio and video files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book for download or streaming. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Excerpts from over 30 songs help to demonstrate the lessons, including: Aloha Oe * Brown Eyed Girl * Can't Help Falling in Love * Hallelujah * Hey, Soul Sister * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction * I'm Yours * La Bamba * Lava * Lean on Me * Let It Be * Over the Rainbow * Seven Nation Army * Smoke on the Water * Stand by Me * Three Little Birds * Yellow Submarine * and more!