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Baritone ukulele chords
Explore Baritone ukulele chord shapes, from open chords to movable voicings.
Starting with Baritone chords
Read each shape from left to right across D, G, B and E. The numbers are frets, 0 means open, and x means mute that string.
Start with C (2 0 1 0), G (0 0 0 3) and D (0 2 3 2). Pluck each string to check the notes ring clearly, then practise changing between two shapes at a time.
Standard ukulele charts assume gCEA strings. Their familiar C shape sounds G on a Baritone, so use DGBE fingerings when following a song's chord names. Baritone uses the same open pitches as the highest four strings of a standard guitar.
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The same chord tones can be played with different Baritone fingerings.
Bright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.
Minor chordsCmSoft and melancholic: the emotional counterpart to major. Adds depth and longing.
Dominant 7th chordsC7Bluesy tension that wants to resolve. The engine of blues, jazz, and early rock.
Minor 7th chordsCm7Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.
Major 7th chordsCmaj7Dreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads.
Diminished chordsCdimTense and unstable: a passing chord that pulls strongly toward resolution.
Augmented chordsCaugRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.
Suspended 2nd chordsCsus2Open and airy: with no third, it is neither major nor minor. Great for shimmering textures.
Suspended 4th chordsCsus4Suspended and expectant: leans on the fourth, waiting to resolve back to major.