B♭m ukulele chord

How to Play B♭m on Ukulele

The easiest shape is 3111: G string 3rd fret · C string 1st 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♭m

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♭m

B♭m belongs to 3 major keys: C♯ major (as the vi chord), F♯ major (as the iii chord) and A♭ major (as the ii chord).

• vi – IV – I – V — the pop-punk staple
• I – V – vi – IV — the most common progression in pop
• I – iii – IV – V — a bright, lifting movement

B♭m on Other Instruments

• Guitar: see the B♭m guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
• Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 3321. 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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