The experience of writing for low G ukulele is entirely different from writing for high ukulele. Playing the arrangement is also something else. I daresay Auld Lang Syne in F on low G ukulele is easier to play than that my version in G major on high G ukulele. They sound different, too.
I looked at the handouts I gave in my workshops almost exactly a year ago. The 8-page bundle included a table of chords used in the three keys we explored, lead sheets in different keys, and chord melody arrangements in F and C. Block not broken chords. The latter I call arpeggiated chord melody arrangements (acma).
When accompanying a song, we can choose block chords which we can strum or fingerpick to sound like a church hymn or fingerpick arpeggio or broken chords to sound like a folk ballad.
Here’s the arrangement I made tonight. Hopefully this will interest someone to make a better recording of it. I can’t wait to work on my next piece, but first – some exercises next.
Practice Suggestions
Be sure to accent (emphasize) the melody notes. Think about left hand fingering for smooth transitions.
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