Description
Currently out-of-print, ePub, Kindle and Amazon paperback available. Jazz is all about the subtle voices of the chords and progressions. The dots of conventional chord diagrams show how to play a chord, but hide the voices that tell a chord’s story. This book includes the fingering and voicing of the chords so you not only learn how to play them, but how they were derived, how they relate to each other, how knowing one chord lets you know many others and how to join them together to make beautiful progressions. The baritone ukulele is an excellent instrument for this experimentation because its four strings are more than adequate for expressing the four notes of jazz chords, yet provide a simpler environment than six strings. Being larger than a soprano ukulele it has a mellow sound well-suited to the music. Its smaller neck and four strings make it easy to play all those beautiful harmonious chords. The book includes a cascading arrangement of chords for Fly Me to the Moon that follows the signature circle of fifths in that song, and a section on Pythagoras and how he discovered that circle of fifths.
Morgana Creely –
I love my copy of “Jazz Chords for Baritone Ukulele”! Well laid out, with very useful chord diagrams and explanations. The spiral binding is excellent as the book sits flat on every page. Jazz chords can definitely be a little intimidating at first but Dennis Merritt explains them well in a clear and friendly manner. If Jazz is calling you, I highly recommend this excellent resource!