About the Bm Baritone chord
Play Bm on Baritone ukulele with the 4 4 3 2 shape in DGBE tuning.
Place your index finger on the 2nd fret of the E string, your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the B string, your ring finger on the 4th fret of the D string, and your pinky finger on the 4th fret of the G 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
B
Quality
Minor
Notes
B · D · F#
How the Bm chord works
Root (1)
The home note. It gives the chord its name.
Minor third (♭3)
The defining minor interval above the root.
Perfect fifth (5)
Adds strength and stability.
This chord goes well with
Bm is the home chord in the key of B minor. A key is a group of notes and chords that naturally belong together.
