We spent most of our sixth and final one-hour beginner ukulele class playing a duet with Alberti accompaniment, the last piece in the 20-page Fun with Uke Festive Edition. The melody is used for many songs, most famously Alphabet, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Miss Arabella Miller, and Twinkle Twinkle. What else can the Alberti accompaniment used for? The folk song “Long, Long Ago” requires only two chords. You might have heard of it, long long ago.
The Alberti accompaniment can be fingered best with right hand fingers: index, thumb, middle, and thumb. Keep these fingers on the three strings of the ukulele throughout.
To fingerpick the melody, use alternating index and middle fingers on the C, E, and A strings. Reserve the G-string for the thumb.
