If you’ve been following the blog closely you’ll certainly know Wilfried Welti. I’ve been posting his videos since 2007 and put up his two free tab books: Solo Ukulele für Einsteiger and Weihnachten mit der Ukulele.
If you were impressed by his arrangements you’ll want to get hold of the three ebooks he’s just released. He was kind enough to send me copies of them and they’re excellent. Wilfried has been working on these for years (I know because I’ve been talking to him about them for that long) and it really shows. The arrangements are as clean and meticulous as his playing.
He’s selling them way too cheap so I recommend you grab them before he comes to his senses. Here’s a quick overview of each one. But if you don’t want to faff about go here and add everything to your cart.
Klassische Musik mit der Ukulele – Classical
Tabs:
Orchestral works
1 – Te Deum – Prelude (Charpentier)
2 – The Four Seasons – Winter (Largo)
3 – Coronation Hymn I – Zadok The Priest
4 – Water Music – Air
5 – Air On The G String (Bach)
Solo works
6 – Endecha
7 – Oremus
8 – Lagrima
9 – Andantino in G Major (Carulli)
10 – Etude in E Major (Aguado)
11 – Bourrée in E Minor
12 – Gymnopédie No. 1
Example Tab: Four Seasons: Winter
Price: €7 for the tabs, €2.40 for the MP3s
Buy: Klassische Musik mit der Ukulele
Keltische Musik mit der Ukulele: Celtic Music
The majority of the tunes are by Turlough O’Carolan and he has a couple of free ones up on his blog: Planxty Irwin and Richard Cusak.
Tabs
Folk
1 – The Harp That Once
2 – Son ar Chistr
3 – The Old Turf Fire
4 – There was a king in Thule
Turlough O’Carolan
5 – Fanny Poer
6 – Kean O’Hara
7 – Planxty Burke
8 – Isabel Burke
9 – Eleanor Plunkett
10 – Si Bheag, Si Mhor
11 – Carolan’s Dream
Example Tab: Keen O’Hara
Price: €4 for the tabs, €1.60 for the MP3s
Buy: Keltische Musik mit der Ukulele: Celtic Music
Alte Musik mit der Ukulele: Renaissance, Baroque and Others
1 – Greensleeves
2 – Lightlie Love Ladies
3 – Toy
4 – What if a day or a moneth or a year
5 – The Frog Gaillard
6 – Canarie
7 – Menuett (de Visée)
8 – Menuett (de Visée)
9 – Menuett (de Visée)
10 – Bransle (Campion)
11 – Menuett (Petzold)
12 – Menuett (Fischer)
13 – Españoleta
14 – Rujero
15 – Paradetas
16 – Torneo
17 – Menuett (Sor)
18 – Etüde (Coste)
19 – The Cutty Wren
20 – Scarborough Fair
Example Tab: Greensleeves
Price: €3 for the tabs, €1.00 for the MP3s
Buy: Alte Musik mit der Ukulele
Hello Al!
Thanks a lot for posting this on your blog. Indeed I really worked hard for these e-books and I’m so happy about every single bit of feedback I get.
Ok, so you say my e-books are too cheap, and maybe you’re right. Still, I yet have to see how it works out. I’m not sure at all if I will be able to continue on this track. I’d like to, but I definitely can’t tell yet if I did everything right. Future will tell.
Anyway, I hope that my e-books will be a help for many ukulele players who like playing celtic, classical and early music. I tried my best to make them as good as possible. However I’d be very happy about any constructive feedback — everything can be improved, and I want to learn.
So thanks a lot for your support! :-)
Best regards,
Wilfried