VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Sheet music for “My Kind of Night” by Charlie Peacock, arranged by Abigail Flowers and performed by Abigail Flowers with Hollie Hammel and Bethany Merritt! With over a million streams on Spotify, this song has captured hearts around the world. This download includes a PDF of the full score, a PDF with chord sheet for baritone ukulele (or any other instrument—no chord diagrams), and individual PDFs of each of the 3 vocal parts. Listen to the song on Spotify or here: https://youtu.be/FWKaqhEurY4?si=xOuBADxgaj4fPVu7
Sheet music for “Flower in Bloom” by Charlie Peacock, arranged by Abigail Flowers and performed by Abigail Flowers with Hollie Hammel and Bethany Merritt! With over 600k streams on Spotify, this song has captured hearts around the world. This download includes a PDF of the full score, a PDF with chord sheet for baritone ukulele (or any other instrument—no chord diagrams), and individual PDFs of each of the 3 vocal parts. Listen to the song on Spotify or here: https://youtu.be/60a5HPM9UFQ?si=RUTdjjN37Nw4rstu
Song Lesson E-Books
This e-book contains easy and intermediate baritone ukulele arrangements of the 1924 classic “It Had to Be You” by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn. All versions are in the key of D. There is a simple “strum & sing” version with lyrics and chords (chord diagrams on separate page). There is a lead sheet with chord diagrams printed above the staff. There is also a more challenging fingerstyle arrangement, which falls more in the intermediate category.
Baritone ukulele arrangement of “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin in the key of Am/C. This arrangement does not require any barre chords.
This e-book contains a lyric sheet with chord diagrams, a lead sheet with chord diagrams, and an accompanying mp3 for learning the melody. “Sweet Georgia Brown” is the 1925 standard that has been recorded by greats like Django Reinhardt, Bing Crosby, and Take 6. It is also known as the theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters! With a challenging melody but approachable chords, this song is the perfect addition to your baritone ukulele jazz repertoire.
This e-book contains easy/intermediate baritone ukulele arrangements of the 1918 classic “After You’ve Gone” by Turner Layton and Henry Creamer. This e-book features an easier arrangement in the key of D, as well as a more intermediate/advanced version in the key of E. There is a lead sheet with chord diagrams printed above the staff for each version. The easy arrangement in D does not require any barre chords (it does have one 4-finger chord), while the second arrangement in E utilizes more advanced 4-finger and barre chords.
This e-book contains baritone ukulele arrangements of “Look for the Silver Lining” by Jerome Kern and B.G. DeSylva in the key of G major. It contains tabs for the melody, chord diagrams, and 2 arrangements of the full song—no barre chords are required for either arrangement, but the second version offers a few more challenging chords.
This intermediate baritone ukulele arrangement of the Gershwin classic “Someone to Watch Over Me” is a wonderful addition to any jazz lover’s repertoire. It features chord diagrams and staff notation of the melody for easy use.
This e-book teaches the 1926 song “Tonight You Belong To Me” for baritone ukulele in the key of D major. It includes two versions—one version with no barre chords required, and the other version using barre chords further up the neck.
This e-book contains easy and intermediate baritone ukulele arrangements of the 1927 classic “The Best Things in Life Are Free” by B. G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson for the musical Good News. This e-book features an easy arrangement in the key of G, a slightly more difficult challenging arrangement in G, and a more challenging intermediate version in the key of A. There is a lead sheet with chord diagrams printed above the staff for each version. The easy arrangement in G does not require any barre chords or 4-finger chords, while the second arrangement in G offers an optional 4-finger chord for Eb7. The version in A features 4-finger chords in the intro and ending.
“Always” by Irving Berlin is a beautiful 1925 song, known to many by Patsy Cline’s excellent recording. This e-book, based on the original 1925 version, contains both a simple “strum & sing” lyric page and a lead sheet with chord diagrams in the key of C. The lead sheet includes a lesser-known verse, which can be played or omitted.
This baritone ukulele e-book contains lead sheets with chord diagrams for the 1926 song “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in two keys (D and G). While the song is best known for Elvis Presley’s 1960 recording, this arrangement stays closer to the original version and includes two verses. The cover page styling (including the charming “To-night” spelling) is inspired by a copy of the sheet music from 1926.
This e-book teaches the melody and an approachable fingerstyle arrangement of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, also known as the Black national anthem. All sales of this piece will be directly donated to the NAACP’s ACT-SO program, which encourages young people in their pursuit of excellence in academics, arts, and technology. https://naacp.org/our-work/youth-programs/act-so-achievement-program
This e-book contains an advanced level baritone ukulele arrangement of the 1926 classic “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin. This arrangement is in the key of Eb/C minor. It includes a lead sheet with notated melody and lyrics, plus chord symbols and baritone ukulele chord diagrams. This is a difficult arrangement that uses barre chords. Click here to hear the arrangement.
“Sing Me To Sleep” is an original lullaby by Abigail Flowers. It is designed to help ukulele students practice a limited number of chords in the context of a song, rather than practicing chords out of context. This e-book contains a lyric sheet, sheet music, chord diagrams, and tabs for both concert (and other standard tuning ukuleles) and baritone ukuleles.
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THEORY AND TECHNIQUE
This guide shares common chords for baritone ukulele that can be played with one finger. It also shares diagrams for “color chords” or more ambiguous, uncommon chords that you can use for variety in your sound!
This handout includes tabs and instructions for practice the C major scale and D major scale on concert (and other standard tuning ukes) ukulele. After learning the D major scale, you can move the pattern up and down the neck to form tons of other major scales. Practicing major scales is a workout for your hands and your brain!
This e-book contains chord diagrams and tabs for blues chords and scales in the keys of D, A, and E for baritone ukulele.
This handout contains chord diagrams and practice instructions for two 2-5-1 patterns for baritone ukulele. These patterns can be found in hundreds of songs, especially jazz standards, so practicing these two collections of three chords each will help baritone players (intermediate to advanced) learn to play songs far more quickly!
Holiday Music
This baritone ukulele e-book contains learning resources for the classic song “Auld Lang Syne”, written primarily by Scottish poet Robert Burns. It includes a “strum & sing” section with lyrics and chords, plus tablature for the song’s melody alone, as well as TWO fingerstyle arrangements. One is relatively simple, while the second is more appropriate for intermediate to advanced players who are comfortable with barre chords.
This ukulele e-book contains learning resources for the classic song “Auld Lang Syne”, written primarily by Scottish poet Robert Burns. It includes a “strum & sing” section with lyrics and chords, plus tablature for the song’s melody alone, as well as a simple fingerstyle arrangement.
This e-book contains a simple “strum & sing” version of “Jingle Bells” in both the key of C and the key of G. It also includes a relatively simple fingerstyle arrangement for an added challenge!
This e-book contains strum-along and fingerstyle versions of the song “Silent Night” for both concert (key of C) and baritone (key of G) ukuleles! Chord diagrams and lyric sheets are included.
This e-book contains learning materials for the Christmas classic “Joy to the World” for concert/standard tuning ukulele. It includes chords and lyrics for a simple strum and sing. Next, it includes tablature for the melody alone, as well as a short, simple fingerstyle arrangement with room for rhythmic embellishments.
This e-book contains learning materials for the Christmas classic “Joy to the World” for baritone ukulele. It includes chords and lyrics for a simple strum and sing. Next, it includes tablature for the melody alone, as well as a short, simple fingerstyle arrangement with room for rhythmic embellishments.