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Puff the Magic Dragon Travis Picking Variations

RIP Peter Yarrow (1938 – 2025) who wrote Puff the Magic Dragon. Practice the seven variations of travis picking on the chord progression from the song on ukulele. Continue reading

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Travis Picking exercises for ukulele

Exercises on Travis Picking variations with easy common chords for high G and low G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading

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Oh Susanna for ukulele

Oh Susanna in C major lead sheet for ukulele arranged by Anne Ku Continue reading

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Ukulele exercise for waltz accompaniment

Original exercise to accompany waltzes for high G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading

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Strum & Fingerpick Exercise in 3/4 Time

Is it easy to switch from strumming to fingerpicking? Here’s an exercise that will get you to do both. When we strum, we are referring to block chords. However, it’s also possible to fingerpick a block chord. Similarly, it’s possible … Continue reading

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Accompaniment exercises in 3/4 time for low G ukulele

This blog post is about a fingerstyle ukulele exercise for low G ukulele in the key of A minor. The time signature is 3/4 which means a count of three. The exercise supports the song “Feed the Birds” in a … Continue reading

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Accompaniment in 3/4 time for high G ukulele

So far in my daily music writing project I have arranged two pieces in 3/4 time. Both pieces are in minor keys. Both can be accompanied as a waltz or lullaby or ballad. What does this mean for playing on … Continue reading

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Feed the Birds with ukulele

From Mary Poppins, Feed the Birds arrangement by Anne Ku for high and low G ukulele instrumental solo a.k.a. chord melody Continue reading

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Auld Lang Syne in F for low G ukulele

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 … Continue reading

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On Top of Spaghetti in C for high G ukulele

On Top of Spaghetti is a parody on the traditional tune of “On Top of Old Smokey” accompanied as a waltz or ballad with three chords, arranged for easy and fun fingerstyle ukulele chord melody instrumental solo by Anne Ku, with video and tabs. Continue reading

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