Bb Major

Bb is an advanced shape on ukulele. The first shape is the easiest voicing: 4 fretted strings and 0 open strings. Put your pinky finger on the 3rd fret of the G string. Put your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the C string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the E string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the A string. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly. Watch on YouTube

Bb is Bb, D, F. That is a major triad (root, major third, perfect fifth). Play them in any order and you still get Bb. Bb sits in the key of F major.

A major chord stacks root, major third, and perfect fifth (1–3–5). In Bb that is the notes above. Bright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved. Flatten the third and the same family becomes minor.

Songs that use Bb include Aloha Oe, Green Onions, Tiny Bubbles, and Hukilau Song.