The Bb employs what is known as a “barre” (pronounced “bar”). Let’s break it down and see why it is so difficult (because it is, you’re right), and the proper way to play this chord so that it will become as easy as the other chords. The Bb is the most dreaded beginning chord for the aspiring ukester. Then you have to play a Bb and you decide to take a break. This could be because you may need to find an alternative chord shape for the chord you're trying to play such as the example I illustrated with F Major above.By Ted Parrish, ukulele extraordinaire and co-author of Ukulele for the Complete Ignoramus! and Ukulele Tunes, Tips & Jamming.īeginning ukulele students often have this common experience: You are rolling right along, strumming and singing, you got your C chord down, Am, F, even G. You might find that it doesn't sound relatively accurate when you play it. If you have a strange chord you don't understand, then simply count the semitones each note needs to be shifted by and see what you end up with - It should be correct. Once you know what key the song is in you can use my table above to shift all the chords up or down into another key. So if a song ends in C Major, the key was probably in C. Songs then often end with the root chord as it resolves the movement nicely. Have a look at the chords and see which keys they seem to fit with the chords. It should also be noted (and remembered from the 7th Chord section above) that the 5th degree chord in a key is often played as a 7th. However, most songs tend to be written in a natural key. I haven't included all the keys in this table but remember you can also have the scales of all the flats and sharps too. C Major is “enharmonically” equivalent to Am. You will notice that I have included the minor scales here too.
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