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- From Drowning to Swimming: Arranging Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” for ukulele April 29, 2026
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- V for Valentine’s Day Special Edition – 12 Timeless Love Songs chord melody arrangements by Anne Ku February 13, 2026
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May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recent Posts: Concert Blog
Fingerstyle Ukulele for Beginners: Reviews and Insights
My first ukulele book in a new series on Amazon will be released in mid-October. Read the advance reviews from published and established ukulele composers.
REVIEW: My Fair Lady in Galveston
What’s the next best thing to seeing the musical “My Fair Lady” ? Get invited backstage, meet the band and production staff, and attend the dress rehearsal.
REVIEW: Loveless, Texas
Anne Ku reviews “Loveless, Texas” a concert presentation in Galveston, Texas of the musical first debut in New York
Writing music every day
What happens when you start writing music every single day?
REVIEW: Discovering Fingerstyle Ukulele Songbook by Colin Tribe
Colin Tribe’s new book offers new possibilities for ukulele players who aspire to fingerpick their way through thirty of the most popular songs of all time. These chord melody arrangements show a variety of ways the high G ukulele can be used for instrumental solo or duet (such as chord accompaniment and melodic fingerpicking) . […]
Tag Archives: chords
Gallop on First for high G ukulele
“Gallop on First” for high G ukulele is similar to “Wander on One” by Anne Ku with a few missing notes and a different time signature. Continue reading
Skip the Second for high G ukulele
“Skip the Second” by Anne Ku deliberately makes use of notes on the second fret of the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Harmonizing B-A-C-H
Harmonizing the four notes that correspond to the letters B-A-C-H is a musical puzzle and challenge on the high G ukulele. Continue reading
Snake Eyes for high G ukulele
In preparation for the Chinese New Year of the Snake in January 2025, Anne Ku renamed her composition “Year of the Snake” to “Snake Eyes.” This piece, part of her Chinese Zodiac Suite for high G ukulele, explores twelve pentatonic scales and harmonization possibilities, enhancing performance opportunities for duets. Continue reading
Sacred Cow for high G ukulele
Sacred Cow is the title of the new piece in Anne Ku’s Chinese Zodiac Suite, short pentatonic pieces, one for each animal sign. Continue reading
Ukulele Chord Chart or Chord Table
What is a really useful ukulele chord chart or chord table? One that has chord diagrams you can look up? Continue reading
3 Chord Thursday Anniversary
3 Chord Thursday 5th Anniversary celebration on 3rd April 2025 in Zoom with dance tunes or music you can dance to Continue reading
Holy Cow for high G ukulele
“Holy Cow” is a medley or mash-up of famous pentatonic tunes often used as melodies for church hymns. Anne Ku will continue to add to this. Continue reading
Take Five on Five ukulele duet
Adding an extra beat to Anne Ku’s Five Note Dance duet changes it to a new ukulele duet “Take Five on Five” which uses quintuple meter. Continue reading
The Five Note Dance duet for high G ukulele
The Five Note ukulele duet by Anne Ku uses five notes and five chords. Continue reading