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We Shall Overcome on high G ukulele

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Anne Ku

A new chord melody arrangement for high G ukulele of We Shall Overcome by Anne Ku for Martin Luther King Jr Day Continue reading →

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Holy Cow for high G ukulele

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Anne Ku

“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 →

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The pedal tone applied to a lead sheet for ukulele

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Anne Ku

One way to turn a melody into a chord melody arrangement is to fill with pedal tones to a lead sheet. We show the hymn Bless This House in C for low G ukulele. Continue reading →

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We Shall Overcome on ukulele

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Anne Ku

We Shall Overcome in C major lead sheet and chord melody arrangement for high and low G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading →

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Greensleeves or What Child Is This for ukulele

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Anne Ku

Greensleeves or What Child Is This in Em and Fm for high G ukulele as lead sheet and chord melody arrangement Continue reading →

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My Country, ‘Tis of Thee or God Save the King

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Anne Ku

On an American air base in the island of Okinawa, I grew up singing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” before I learned that the same tune was known as “God Save the Queen” or “God Save the King” depending on … Continue reading →

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America the Beautiful

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Anne Ku

A parishioner requested “America the Beautiful” to include in the programme on the weekend before Independence Day. For Catholic mass, I played it as a recessional hymn on the organ while the young cantor lead the congregation who sang more … Continue reading →

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Morning Has Broken

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Anne Ku

The song I played on the guitar and piano as a teenager on Okinawa was fun because of the catchy piano introduction that’s also used between verses. It starts in the key of D but modulates to C for the … Continue reading →

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Playing music for church on piano and organ

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Anne Ku

One handwritten lead sheet triggered Anne Ku memories of playing the piano and organ for church services on Maui and Okinawa Continue reading →

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