Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In: Ukulele Solo [Paperback]

Jim Beloff (Author), Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In is a collection of 25 fab songs from the 1960s arranged for the very first time for ukulele. It includes lots of big Beatles hits (All My Loving * Eight Days a Week * Here Comes the Sun * Michelle * Penny Lane * Something * When I'm Sixty-Four * Yellow Submarine * & more) as well as other classic '60s tunes, such as: Daydream Believer * Georgy Girl * Happy Together * Moon River * Those Were the Days * and more. Features an appreciation by George Harrison, a foreword by Jumpin' Jim, a chord chart, and a groovy, psychedelic cover.

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634006312
• ISBN-13: 978-0634006319
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy book for beginners, fun for advanced musicians., September 14, 2004

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microminimalist (st. louis, mo. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In: Ukulele Solo (Paperback)

I am a piano teacher, and decided that I wanted to learn an instrument "just for the heck of it." I picked the ukelele pretty randomly, and stumbled across this book in the store I bought my instrument. What a great book! Tons of awesome songs, a lot of which are from the brilliant Beatles catalogue, and the arrangements are in fairly easy keys, with very clear chord symbols. The chord chart at the beginning of the book was very easy to use, and Jumpin' Jim's pointers were good both for an experienced musician and a novice. I highly reccomend this one - a lot of content for a very reasonable price.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groovy Man!, January 9, 2007

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John R. Kathrein (Arlington Heights, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In: Ukulele Solo (Paperback)

There is no way you can play a uke' and not have this book!! The songs in this book compelled my 17 year old daughter to snatch my uke' and learn
to play these fun songs. Her favorite: "Here Comes The Sun". My friends love to sing along whenever I pull this book out. Really!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners., September 25, 2005

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Speculaas (Toronto, Canada.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In: Ukulele Solo (Paperback)

I disagree with the previous reviewer. As a beginner with no musical backround I can tell you the songs in this book (about one third of them Beatles tunes) are too difficult for me. I also own two other Jim Beloff books (Camp Uke and Ukulele Country) which are much more my speed. Never-the-less this is still an excellent book with a lot of fun songs. The only reason I am giving it four stars instead of five is because it is not much use to me now. I would say this book is for intermediate players.