B♭ ukulele chord

How to Play B♭ on Ukulele

The easiest shape is 3211: G string 3rd fret · C string 2nd fret · E string 1st fret · A string 1st fret.

Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.

Notes in B♭

A ukulele has four strings, so a 3-note chord doubles one of its notes on the spare string. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.

Songs and Keys That Use B♭

B♭ belongs to 3 major keys: E♭ major (as the V chord), F major (as the IV chord) and B♭ major (as the I chord).

• ii – V – I — the central cadence in jazz
• V – I — the strongest resolution in tonal music
• I – IV – V — the backbone of blues and early rock

B♭ on Other Instruments

• Guitar: see the B♭ guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
• Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 0331. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.

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