One Finger at a Time

One of the first pieces I learned to play on the classical guitar was an earworm that I still remember decades later. It was a simple melody in a minor key. Pressing one left hand finger at a time, sliding on the fretboard with the right hand fingers in a predictable fingerpicking pattern, I committed the piece to memory. Does such a piece exist for the ukulele?

Romance Anónimo

Romance Anónimo for high G ukulele
Romance Anónimo for high G ukulele

The piece is known as “Anonymous Romance,” a study in arpeggio triplets. It has been transcribed for the ukulele. More information.

Is it possible to construct an original instrumental piece (for the ukulele) such that the left hand presses one finger on one string at any time?

One finger pressed on a string on a fret on the 1st and 5th eighth notes in each measure

When this piece gets finished, I will update this blog post.

In the mean time, visit another piece “Relative Lives in Parallel Universe.”

About Anne Ku

Anne Ku is a composer who teaches the ukulele and piano.
This entry was posted in sheet music, ukulele and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

3 Responses to One Finger at a Time

  1. Pingback: Roman Hands & Russian Fingers –Anne Ku

  2. Pingback: Relative Lives in Parallel Universe –Anne Ku

  3. Pingback: Up the Neck and Back –Anne Ku

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.