About the Bb Baritone chord
Play Bb on Baritone ukulele with the 3 3 3 1 shape in DGBE tuning.
Place your index finger on the 1st fret of the E string, your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the D string, your ring finger on the 3rd fret of the G string, and your pinky finger on the 3rd fret of the B string. Strum all four strings and check that each one rings cleanly.
Read the frets across D, G, B and E. A 0 means open and x means mute. These fingerings are for Baritone strings. A Standard gCEA chart uses different shapes for the same chord names.
Root
Bb
Quality
Major
Notes
Bb · D · F
How the Bb chord works
Root (1)
The home note. It gives the chord its name.
Major third (3)
This note is what makes the chord major.
Perfect fifth (5)
Adds strength and stability.
Play in another way
These alternate Baritone voicings use the same chord notes in different places on the fretboard.
This chord goes well with
Bb is the home chord in the key of Bb major. A key is a group of notes and chords that naturally belong together.