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2022-02-26
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2022-02-26

Learning Ukulele with Curt

QUICKSTART Scale and Arpeggio Series

The QUICKSTART — Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings Series is a concise, well-organized series of books, lessons, and workshops ideal for any guitar, ukulele, or bass player beginning to explore “improvisation”. Unlike so many other instructional materials on the market, The QUICKSTART — Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings Series keeps a sharp focus on the essential scales and arpeggios, their fingerings and their related chords. All material is covered in every key.

Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Code: QS-SERIES

Main Category: Scales Main Instrument: Ukulele

24 June 2026

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QUICKSTART Scale and Arpeggio Series

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  • Product Code: QS-SERIES
  • Author(s): Curt Sheller
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  • Published: 26 February 2022
  • Updated: 26 February 2022
  • ISBN-13: NA
  • Size*: Books ANSI A (8.5 x 11 in), PDFs A4 (210 x 297 mm)
  • Pages: 2
  • Hard Copy Price: NA

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The QUICKSTART — Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings Series is a concise, well-organized series of books, lessons, and workshops ideal for any guitar, ukulele, or bass player beginning to explore “improvisation”. Unlike so many other instructional materials on the market, The QUICKSTART — Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings Series keeps a sharp focus on the essential scales and arpeggios, their fingerings and their related chords. All material is covered in every key.

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QuickStart Scale Fingerings Books

These are NEW and Expanded 2nd Editions for each scale from the original QuickStart Scale Series of books with additional and essential scales (A4 sized).

Ukulele — C Tuning (G C E A)

The following are individual scale books in C Tuning.

Traditional Scales
Contemporary Scales
Modal Scales

Notice: All the modal scales end in ian.

Ukulele — G Tuning (D G B E)

Ukulele — D Tuning (A D F♯ B)

These are NEW and Expanded 2nd Editions for each scale from the original QuickStart Scale Series of books with additional and essential scales.

Guitar — Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)

QS1-1998

circa 1998

This was the first QuickStart Scale Series book published in 1998.

QS1-2000

circa 2024

Bass Guitar — 4 String Standard Tuning (E A D G)

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QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Bass Guitar – Blues Scale

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QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings Books

Ukulele

The following are individual arpeggio books in C Tuning for the Traditional Triads.

Traditional Triads — C Tuning