Baritone Ukulele Scales

This book is a quick reference of scale and mode patterns for the baritone ukulele. It's NOT an introductory instructional book on the basic language of music and how to play a stringed instrument. It would have been helpful for the author to preface this book by stating the necessary background for a reader to benefit from its use.The book assumes that its reader(1) Knows the basic language of music, e.g., what scales and modes are, and what a root note is--and that it can be assigned to any note playable on the instrument.(2) Has a basic understanding of the purpose of choosing alternative fingerings when paying a stringed instrument. The fingerboard note patterns in this book, for example, focus on minimizing shifting your hand position on the neck--for a given root note.(3) Understands that these note patterns can be (a) assigned any root note by moving them up or down the fingerboard and (b) assigned whatever fingerings the player judges are most comfortable and efficient.In summary, this book provides a concise reference of scale and modal patterns to someone who knows musical and stringed instrument basics.For a beginner, without a teacher, this book could be confusing. With a teacher, it could be a great reference for study.If you'd like more guidance, have a look at "Baritone Ukulele Fretboard Roadmaps".

I grew up with Mel Bay instructional books, it is one of the first books for music I was interested in for music, I found one of mine not too long ago when my mother passed , my mother had stored in her belongings some 60 years ago Mel bay is still in use today for a reason (soul)., and the enjoyment of introduction and the teaching of millions of people of all ages to Music. New people interested in music should have one to start,

Could have had some written explanation of the uses of particular scales, however the content and illustrations are quite good.

This book was very hard to review. On the one hand I like having the scale diagrams for all of the obscure scales that are hard to find elsewhere. On the other hand there is almost no instruction as to how to use it. If I hadn’t already been researching scale diagrams for a while I would not have been able to use it. Fortunately in my case I have been watching lots of YouTube videos on scales already so for me it was good but I had to take off a star for the serious lack of explanation as to how to use it.I suspect that most of the bad reviews are from beginners who don’t understand that the scale diagrams are moveable and so cover every key by their nature or by classical guitar players who are used to written music with intended fingerings noted.I believe making a better description for the book might resolve the confusion. I would hate to see such a great resource go out of print because if it.

All the scales and patterns you need to. Develop better play and for listening by. Ear what key your in

You get scales organized by modes, as well as pentatonic, major, minor, and a few other scale forms.The pages are clear and easy to read.Nothing is lost by ebook formatting.

All the scales are in the key of C, but the scales/modes are not all related to the key of C. For instance C Dorian is not related to C Ionian, the C Mixolydian is not related to the C Major/Ionian. Book has no theory, no exercises. Well, it is a Mel Bay book.

This is a great, simple book of scales.