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Ryan Taylor (ASCAP) Contents\u0026gt;\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBanks of the Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBlack Bug\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBlood on the Saddle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoogie Boo, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCat Came Back, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCocky Robin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreepy (A Skeleton Jazz)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrocodile, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDanse Macabre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeath and the Lady\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDenny Malone's Ghost\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDown in the Willow Garden\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDracula's Theme Song\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFive Little Pumpkins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrankie and Allen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGhost of a Rag, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGhost of John, The (13 Version)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGhost of John, The (Round)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGhost of the Ukulele, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGhosts , The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHalloween Carnival\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHangman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHappy Cow Song, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHaunted House, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI Know an Old Lady\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI'm a Mean Old Witch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eI'm the Monster of Loch Ness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJabberwocky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoshua Jonah, the Spider Cat\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeatherwing Bat\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMactavish is Dead\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMidnight Applicant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOh, better far to live and die\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOld Roger (I-O-I-O-I-AY)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOld Roger (H'm  Ha )\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOld Witch, Old Witch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur House was Haunted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeter Gray\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePretty Polly\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQueen Nefertiti\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRagtime Goblin Man, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShady Ukulady of Coconut Grove\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShe Moved Through the Fair\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShip Titanic, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSkeleton Rag, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSkin and Bones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStreets of Laredo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSweet Molly Malone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeddy Bears Picnic, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere is a Haunted House in Town\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree Blind Mice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree Little Ghostesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree Ravens, The\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThrice Toss These Oaken Ashes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWaltzing Matilda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWelcome, said the Spider\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen the Night Wind Howls\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWitch, Witch, Where do you Fly?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49805087179025,"sku":"CIN1500991899G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50295645700369,"sku":"GOR013915834","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51031173726481,"sku":"NIN9781500991890","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1500991899.jpg?v=1751274886"},{"product_id":"christmas-carols-for-ukulele-orchestra-book-m-ryan-taylor-9781503226777","title":"Christmas Carols for Ukulele Orchestra","description":"Christmas Carols for Ukulele Orchestra: 12 Classic Carols for Three or More Ukuleles \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrchestral-style Parts featuring Tablature \u0026amp; Standard Notation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRhythm Parts with Strumming Indications \u0026amp; Lyrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Author's note: \u003cp\u003eI was inspired to create this book by a number of things; my love for the ukulele, the ukulele ensemble I lead in the heart of the Wasatch mountains (UFO HUM: Ukes for Others Happy Ukulele Movement), my experience as a composer and arranger, and not least, some great arrangements for ukulele ensemble that I've seen others do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs I've used some of the arrangements made by others with my UFO HUM group, I've compiled a wish list of things I'd like to see in a book of this kind. For instance, tablature parts for those playing strictly instrumentals (we spend a lot of time in rehearsal just figuring out the best fingerings), a rhythm part that includes strum suggestions with the chords, and lyrics for those of us in the group who like to sing as well as play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book meets these qualifications for the most part. Carol of the Bells and Deck the Hall omit the lyrics for purely instrumental versions of these standbys. Deck the Hall and We Three Kings also omit a rhythm part with chords for reasons of complexity. All in all, I hope you enjoy my take, influenced largely by my college studies in 16th and 18th century counterpoint as a composition student, to be a lot of fun for you and your ukulele orchestra or ensemble \u003c\/p\u003e Merry Christmas  M. Ryan Taylor Contents Note: This book is arranged ALPHABETICALLY, with the condensed orchestral-style score first, followed by the lyric\/rhythm part, and then followed by the three tablature parts. 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Most of the songs have been placed in keys that allow a standard ukulele strung with traditional \/ re-entrant \/ high-g GCEA tuning to pluck the melody, allowing groups to create simple duets between pickers and strummers on the fly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs include: Away in a Manger Boar's Head Carol Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella Christmas is Coming  Coventry Carol Deck the Hall Ding Dong  Merrily on High  First Noel, The Friendly Beasts Go Tell it On the Mountain Good Christian Men Rejoice Good King Wenceslaus Here We Come A-Wassailing Holly and the Ivy, The In the Bleak the Midwinter Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Jingle Bells Jolly Old St. Nicholas Joy to the World March of the Three Kings, The Masters in this Hall O Come, Little Children Once in Royal David's City Rocking Carol Shepherd  Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep Silent Night Sing We Now of Christmas Sussex Carol Twelve Days of Christmas, The Up on the Housetop Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town  We Wish You a Merry Christmas Wexford Carol, The What Child is This?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378815963409,"sku":"CIN1493727338G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51173636866321,"sku":"NIN9781493727339","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52840235565329,"sku":"GOR010262883","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1493727338.jpg?v=1751053916"},{"product_id":"123-ukulele-play-book-m-ryan-taylor-9781718730366","title":"123 Ukulele Play!","description":"Visit UkulelePlay.com to download audio demo files for all 73 songs in the book. 123 Ukulele Play  offers a step-by-step learning program for ukulele using developmental principles one might find in a Kodaly-based program, only with ukulele as a springboard for student enthusiasm. 73 songs are included in the student manual along with 48 lesson plans to help guide you through the process of teaching them. 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