The Ukulele-Tabs.com website has some fantastic free resources, including chord charts.
A “PocketMod” is a little 8 page booklet made from a single sheet of paper – A4 (UK) or Letter Size (USA).
I have made a “Ukulele Chord Chart PocketMod” with a program called PagePacker (Mac only). I tried some other chord charts but the UkuTabs chart printed out much the clearest.
Jonas, who runs the UkuTabs website has very kindly given permission for me to post the sheets here for printing.
1. Instructions for folding and cutting to create a PocketMod:
There is no easy way to describe this. The official instructions are not necessarily the easiest to follow, so . . . Let Me Google That For You
2. Download pdf: UkuTabs PocketMod – logo on back (layout for pages to fan correctly)
The version with the logo on the back looks wrong but the pages fan correctly.
3. Download pdf: UkuTabs-all-PocketMod – logo on front
This version looks correct but the paging does not work quite right.
(Although these were the clearest chord diagrams that I tried, I still need my reading glasses to see these little charts. All I need to do now is remember to pack a copy in my uke case along with my specs! Some people have tried laminating PocketMods – I haven’t, so I don’t know how well that works.)
If you want to make your own PocketMods:
PocketMod was originally invented as a “low-tech PDA” (Personal Digital Assistant). A quick internet search will reveal many other ideas for uses of PocketMods. This one suggests a template for self-improvement http://hipsterhabitapp.com/ . . . maybe I will make a version for practicing Bb . . . or maybe I won’t . . .
As you can see from that example, you don’t necessarily need a computer and printer to make a PocketMod – just a piece of paper and something to write with. There is an origami site that suggests you don’t even need a pair of scissors, as long as you can tear the paper cleanly.
Some “high-tech” PocketMod generators:
- PocketMod Online and Windows PC versions at http://repocketmod.com/ (the original pocketmod.com site still exists but is not actively maintained so the materials are not up to date – so use repocketmod.com instead). PLEASE NOTE: The option to print to A4 looks as if it is going to work with these tools but it does not – so you need to trim the page after printing. Fold first and then you will see exactly how much you need to trim.
- PocketMod Mac Version: PagePacker (the A4 option DOES work using this tool)
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