Typical of my composition frenzy, I can’t stop at one piece. The “five arpeggios” of the 12 Days of Ukulele Christmas Parody got me thinking: what’s the second arpeggio? After “Intro to Arpeggio” which comprises ascending arpeggios, why not descending ones? As arpeggio in Italian refers to the harp, why not “Harp on Arpeggio” ? I haven’t had enough of arpeggios yet. Here is a short fingerstyle piece for high G ukulele with descending melodic lines and descending arpeggios in succession.
You only need two fingers (right thumb and index finger) to fingerpick the individual notes in these descending arpeggios.
At some point we leave C major and move into its relative minor of A minor, descending melody.
These descending arpeggios remind me of “Bella Italia,” which I’ve not yet assigned to any book of Pick Pluck Play! series.
The next arpeggio studies are born.
- Ascending arpeggio (in pitch) – Intro to Arpeggio
- Descending arpeggio (in pitch) – Harp on Arpeggio
- Ascending then descending (in pitch)
- Ascending and descending
- Something else
Arpeggiated compositions
These are the ones with the word “arpeggio” in the title, all in Pick Pluck Play!
- Arpeggio Curioso (in Book 3 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Arpeggio Carpaccio Prego (in Book 3 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Intro to Arpeggio
- Orfeo Arpeggio
The following fingerstyle pieces for high G ukulele also comprise of arpeggios, though without the term arpeggio in the titles. They are also included in the ukulele series Pick Pluck Play!
- A Minor Moment to C
- Bella Italia
- Euridice’s Descent
- Fingerstyle Finesse (in Book 2 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Hemiole Guacamole (in Book 4 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Lament on Love and Loss
- Melody in the Mosaic
- Minor Mood
- Relative Lives in Parallel Universe
- Roman Hands & Russian Fingers (in Book 4 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Swim Swam Swum
- Thumb Through All That (in Book 4 Pick Pluck Play!)
- Up the Neck and Back
- Wander on One (in Book 2 Pick Pluck Play!)
Arpeggiated chord melody arrangements
Mentioned in the recent blog post, here are a few of my broken chord melody arrangements. I made most of the following arrangements for both high and low G ukulele.
- Annie’s Song in C
- Auld Lang Syne in G – bonus piece in the next Pick Pluck Play book
- Greensleeves (What Child is This) in Gm
- On Top of Spaghetti in C
- Pachelbel Canon in C
- Plaisir d’Amour in F
- Romance Anonimo in Am
- Silent Night in C
Other kinds of broken chord melody arrangements
The above list does not include Alberti bass (accompaniment) or Travis Picking or accompaniment exercises or nursery rhymes that are lullabies like Hush Little Baby and Rock a Bye Baby in the Fun with Uke Festive Edition.
Note
All above the scores listed are notated and tabbed for high G ukulele, unless otherwise indicated.
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