Description
Beginning Baritone Fingerstyle Songbook – Your First Step Into Fingerpicking
Ready to add depth, elegance, and new textures to your baritone ukulele playing? The Beginning Baritone Fingerstyle Songbook is the perfect starting point for learning fingerpicking techniques through beautiful, easy-to-follow songs. With warmups, exercises, and original pieces, this course will guide you step by step into the world of fingerstyle on the baritone.
You’ll not only develop essential technique but also build confidence as you play real music. By the end, you’ll even be ready to create your own original track!
VIDEO SAMPLE - LESSON 1:
Course Breakdown:
- How to read tabs!
- Fingernails!
- October Rain - Warm Up
- October Rain
- Rest Stroke vs Free Stroke
- Coconut's Dream Warm Up
- Coconut's Dream
- Merry Go Round - Warm Up
- Merry Go Round
- Catfish Blues Warm Up
- Catfish Blues
- Sonny's Stroll Warm Up
- Sonny's Stroll
- Sandy Beach Warm Up
- Sandy Beach
- Candlelight Warm Up
- Candlelight
- Write Your Own Track
Why Take the Beginning Baritone Fingerstyle Songbook?
- Perfect for Beginners – Step-by-step lessons designed to make fingerpicking approachable.
- Learn by Playing Music – Each warmup connects directly to a full piece, so you’re always learning in context
- Grow Your Technique – Strengthen timing, finger independence, and tone.
- Creative Expression – End the course by writing your own original song.
- Confidence Builder – Gain the skills to play fingerstyle beautifully and consistently.
What You’ll Learn:
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How to read TABs for fingerstyle playing
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Proper fingernail care and preparation for tone clarity
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The difference between rest stroke and free stroke
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Foundational fingerpicking patterns to apply to any song
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Original pieces that help you practice and progress naturally
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How to write and perform your own fingerstyle piece
Course Contents:
- High-Definition Video Lessons – Watch and follow along in crystal-clear HD quality.
- Downloadable Slow & Fast Backing Tracks – Practice at your own speed.
- Printable Sheet Music/TABs – Get accurate notation for every lesson.
- Money-Back Guarantee – Try it risk-free with our satisfaction guarantee.
Meet your teacher:
Terry Carter is a San Diego-based ukulele player, surfer, songwriter, and creator of UkeLikeThePros.com, RockLikeThePros.com, and TerryCarterMusicStore.com. With over 25 years as a professional musician, educator, and Los Angeles studio musician, Terry has worked with greats like Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Grammy-winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials (Discount Tire and Puma) and TV shows, including Scorpion(CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin’, Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has self-published over 25 books for Uke Like The Pros and Rock Like The Pros, filmed over 30 ukulele and guitar online courses, and has millions of views on his social media channels.
Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphasis in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Miracosta College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College.
Join Beginning Baritone Fingerstyle Songbook now and take the first step toward becoming a confident ukulele player!
Get started today and take your ukulele playing to the next level!
NOTE:
This is a digital product. We use the Kajabi.com platform to deliver our courses. To access your courses, you will need to create an account.
You can watch your courses by logging in at UkeLikeThePros.com with your user credentials or by using the Kajabi app.
Once you place your order, you will receive an email with a coupon code and a link to claim your course and get access to all the video lessons and downloadable pdfs and backing tracks.
If you need any help or assistance, please contact us at lessons@ukelikethepros.com.







