What every beginner needs to know to get up and playing as soon as possible, plus somewhere to go after that. Learn how to tune your uke and to strum some simple chords from our favorite Chord Families: C, G, F, D and A. Plenty of familiar song examples, as well as referrals to classic songs on You Tube. There is fingerpicking (including Travis-picking), 12-bar blues, cool chords around the neck, some useful scales and an explanation of the Minor Keys. There’s no need to read music, but there is just enough music theory to help make you a better player, including the demystification of the Circle of Fifths.