Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele [Paperback]

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

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2000

Here's ukulele fun for the whole family! Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele is a collection of 40 of some of the best-loved family sing-along songs with easy-to-play ukulele arrangements. Tunes include: Clementine * Go Down, Moses * Happy Trails * Home on the Range * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * The Sloop John B. * Take Me Out to the Ballgame * This Land Is Your Land * Waltzing Matilda * You Are My Sunshine * and many others. This songbook features many vintage summer fun photographs, a chord chart, and a basic how-to-play section.

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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: Flea Market Music, Inc. (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634018507
• ISBN-13: 978-0634018503
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic tunes -- a great book for the advanced beginner!, July 24, 2001

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N. Alegria (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Wondering where to go after you've mastered a few chords on your uke? This is a great second book for the aspiring ukulele player. Many of the tunes are familiar (On Top of Old Smokey/Spaghetti -- your choice, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Waltzing Matilda, Kumbahyah, and more), and are relatively easy to play. Like Jim Beloff's other uke books, it is filled with humor, solid tips, and trivia.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good songs; could use spiral bound & strumming recommendations, May 24, 2008

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AMP (Los Gatos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele (Paperback)

Good array of songs and novel anecdotes about camping.
Would have been nice if it were offered as spiral bound so that the book would lay flat, especially since it was used around the camp fire without music stands.
Doesn't give strumming recommendations. However, Jumpin' Jim's books don't tend to give this info.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Arrangements!, February 18, 2009

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Brian Carr (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele (Paperback)

All of Jumpin' Jim's arrangements sound great and are accessible for an intermediate player. This is a good selection of songs that are fun to sing by the campfire. I like that the book includes a fairly comprehensive list of ukelele chords at the beginning of the book. If I need to transpose a song, any unfamiliar chords are right there to look up. He does a particularly good job of choosing keys that are in a normal singing range with chords that aren't overly complicated.