Towards simple melodies with easy accompaniment on the high G ukulele, I use the basic elements and fragments of ascending and descending relative major and minor scales on the G and A strings for the melody and a sliding movement of the fretting fingers to reach those notes and simple chords. The waltz is untitled for now. Sometimes the title emerges later. Hopefully it does.
This short waltz begins with a descending minor scale on the high G-string because the accompaniment on the remaining open strings is so tempting.
It then moves to another descending scale on the A-string but a major scale.
The descending three note scales come from “Three Blind Mice” which drove the “Thrice Blinded by Mice” piece I wrote yesterday.
Pick! Pluck! Play!
After I give it a suitable title with rhyme and alliteration, this short waltz will be included in the second level of the book “Pick! Pluck! Play!”
The last page “Ukulele Chords” of the new book contains a table of ukulele chord diagrams ordered alphabetically for the chords used in the book.
I’m thrilled about releasing these two books as a precursors (prerequisite) to the 12 Chinese Zodiac Suite, which contains three skill levels.
I am recording all my new compositions in the 100 Days of Ukulele 2025 project. To me, this challenge means uploading a new video recording of a new piece each consecutive day from 1st March to 8th June 2025.
For other recent compositions and arrangements by Anne Ku, please visit the Daily Music Writing Project or scroll through the consecutive blog posts.
