The ukulele known as Waltzing Mathilda is a quite unique specimen. It's a flat body five string soprano, and it has travelled all around Europe (mainly Germany) since 2013, visiting many ukulele players' homes.
Choan Gálvez got hold of it mid December 2023, and after some doodling, Mathilda revealed him some of the songs she had within.
This is how this collection of four waltzes and a polka, agnostic of your favourite fourth-string octave, was created. The arrangements in this book will sound great on low g, high g, or doubled course instruments.
Regarding the required technical abilities, the waltzes are ready to enjoy even by unexperienced fingerpickers, while the polka presents challenges that make it interesting for performers of every level.
“A fine selection of tunes with a nice swing written in Choan Gálvez’s iconic style. Like all Choan’s work, the music in his new book is clearly written, easy to follow, and includes helpful annotations for enhancing playing technique. All the pieces work beautifully with a low-G or high-G tuning, and of course with a 5-string ukulele, like Mathilda.
“The waltzes are enjoyable and very rewarding to play, while the Polka provides a bit more challenge, making it perfect for refining advanced left-hand technique. Intermediate-level ukulele players will surely find great enjoyment in this book.” —Wilfried Welti
As usual in our publications, every score is presented in notation and tablature.
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Cover by Hardy C. Lugerth.
Print edition, 20 pages, A4 format, stapled. Includes access to the PDF edition.
ISMN 979-0-805446-76-9
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