If you know somewhere between 4 and 10 chords already, you're ready. Every entry in the songbook shows the exact chord shapes a song uses and a difficulty rating counted from the actual chart — Easy means four shapes or fewer — so you can tell at a glance whether a song works for you today. The bonus strumming patterns and capo tutorial start from scratch — no prior experience with either one needed. If you haven't learned any chords yet, start with Uke Night Method: Play Your Favorite Songs in 3 Days — it'll get you there in one weekend.

Start with Uke Night Method: Play Your Favorite Songs in 3 Days instead. It teaches you chords from zero and includes its own song library built for learning. The Songbook is the standalone collection for players who already have some chords under their fingers — bigger, growing, and with no beginner lessons in it.

You can. But that means browsing through tab sites one song at a time, checking whether the chords actually work, finding out halfway through that the arrangement is wrong, and starting over. The songbook gives you hundreds of songs that have already been vetted — with verified chord charts, listen links, and difficulty, decade, and genre filters so you can find the right song in seconds. At $37, it pays for itself the first time you skip an hour of hunting.

The bonus lessons teach three specific patterns — down-up, island strum, and a percussive pattern — plus how to mix them within a single song and use dynamics and groove to change the feel. Even if you've picked up patterns on your own, the exercise videos and the approach to combining patterns will give you more range than most self-taught players have.

Not right away. The strumming patterns and the whole songbook work without one. But a capo costs a few dollars and dramatically expands what you can play — the bonus tutorial shows you how to use the same chord shapes in any key. If you don't have one yet, it'll make you want one.

One-time purchase. $37, lifetime access. The songbook grows over time with new songs, and you get every update at no extra cost.

You're covered by the Songs You Love Guarantee. If within 7 days you don't find songs in the songbook that make you want to pick up your ukulele, email us and we'll refund every penny. No questions.