Published:
2002-09-23
Updated:
2024-04-01
Learning Ukulele with Curt
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning
Learn to create exciting solos in a variety of contemporary styles! Scales are used to improvise, create melodies and riffs. With broad knowledge of the essential scales that are used in contemporary music and a mastery of the ukulele's fingerboard and fingering principles, you're well on your way.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Code: QS1UKES
Main Category: Scales Main Instrument: Ukulele
Subjects: Scales, Blues, Improvisation, Fingerboard, Quickstart, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
24 June 2026
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Product Info
- Product Code: QS1UKES
- Author(s): Curt Sheller
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- Published: 23 September 2002
- Updated: 1 April 2024
- ISBN-13: 978-0-97140-6-5
- Size*: Book ANSI A (8.5 x 11 in), PDF A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Pages: 96
- Hard Copy Price: $19.95
- PDF Price: $9.00
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Learn to create exciting solos in a variety of contemporary styles! Scales are used to improvise, create melodies and riffs. With broad knowledge of the essential scales that are used in contemporary music and a mastery of the ukulele's fingerboard and fingering principles, you're well on your way.
QUICKSTART - Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a concise, well organized book ideal for any ukulele player beginning to explore improvisation. Scale Fingerings for Ukulele keeps a sharp focus on six critical scales, their fingerings and their related chords. All material is covered in every key.
Whether your interest is in Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country or somewhere in between Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a valuable addition to your musical library.
Six essential scales for C tuned ukuleles. Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys with one octave scale fingerings starting on any finger.
Master these fingerings and unlock your potential as a ukulele player!
The QuickStart series of scale fingering books are available in a variety of tunings for ukulele, guitar and bass guitar.
Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
QUICKSTART — Scale Fingerings for Ukulele
Learn to create exciting solos in a variety of contemporary styles!
Scales are used to improvise, create melodies and riffs. With a broad knowledge of the essential scales that are used in contemporary music and a mastery of the ukulele's fingerboard and fingering principles you're well on your way.
More QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning
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More info: QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning
Available for Standard Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukuleles tuned to (G C E A) - Key of C tuning and Tenor and Baritone ukuleles tuned to (D G B E) - Key of G tuning.
Whether your interest is in Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country or somewhere in between Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a valuable addition to your musical library.
Introduction
QUICKSTART - Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a highly organized, efficient system of scale fingerings. Each fingering pattern is shown with a fingerboard shape, TAB and standard music notation. Related chords are also explained for each scale.
Master these fingerings and unlock your potential as a ukulele player.
Individual Scale Books Available
Don't need all six essential scales in one book - then try the individual scale books for:
- Blues - This book is FREE download
- Pentatonic - This book is FREE download
- Dorian - the Minor scale
- Mixolydian - the Dominant scale
- Aeolian - the Natural Minor scale
- Ionian - the Major scale
- Diminished
- Whole Tone
Six essential scales for advanced ukulele players...
- Forward
- Introduction
- Getting Beyond Shapes
- Scales-Chords-Progressions
- Blues Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Pentatonic Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Dorian Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Mixolydian Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Aeolian Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Ionian Scales
- Shapes
- Chords
- Blues Scales
- Additional Info
- Practice Tips
- Final Thoughts
- 2023-05-15 – NEW expanded 2nd Edition, with fixes to a few of the TAB and fingerings.
If you've purchased this book in the past, Hard copy or PDF). Let me (Curt) know and you can get this updated PDF for FREE.