INTO

UKULELE

ORCHESTRA

CHORDBOOK

BARITONE UKULELE

DGBE TUNING

About this Book…

The baritone ukulele is tuned differently to the soprano and concert ukuleles.

The tuning is the same as the four top strings on a guitar.

A guitar is tuned E A D G B E

The Baritone Uke is tuned E A D G B E

If you can play the guitar, you can already play the baritone ukulele.

Be warned though, you might never play your guitar again!

This book is, basically, a lot of diagrams to show you the chords you might use as you play your music.

Each chord diagram is colour-coded. After a bit of practice you will get your fingers moving into the right

positions really quickly. Where possible, I have limited the shapes of chords so that, by learning one, you

learn many.

For example….

Enjoy!

Fm F#m Gm G#m

Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C C D E F G A B C

G G A B C D E F♯ G

D D E F♯ G A B C♯ D

A A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A

E E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E

B B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B

F F G A B♭ C D E F

B♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G A B♭

E♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭

A♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭

D♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭

Common Keys with Sharps and Flats

Chord Type Abbreviation Notes

Major C 1 3 5

Minor Cm 1 ♭3 5

Fifth (Power Chord) C5 1 5

Sixth C6 1 3 5 6

Minor Sixth Cm6 1 3 5 6

Seventh C7 1 3 5 ♭7

Major Seventh Cmaj7 1 3 5 7

Minor Seventh Cm7 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

Augmented Caug or C+ 1 3 ♯5

Diminished Seventh* Cdim7 or Co7 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7

Suspended Fourth Csus4 1 4 5

Added Ninth Cadd9 1 3 5 9

* Much easier to play than “regular” diminished chords

Building Chords

This is done for you on the chord diagrams, but just in case you want to know where they come from.

Chord Diagrams

Fingers

First (Index)

Second (Middle)

Third (Ring)

Fourth (Little)

First Finger Barre Chord

C Chords C Cm C5 C6

C+ Co7 Csus4 Cadd9

Cm6 C7 Cmaj7 Cm7

C♯ Chords (D♭ Chords) C# C#m C#5 C#6

C#+ C#o7 C#sus4 C#add9

C#m6 C#7 C#maj7 C#m7

D Dm D5 D6

D Chords

D+ Do7 Dsus4 Dadd9

Dm6 D7 Dmaj7 Dm7

E♭ Chords (D♯ Chords) E♭ E♭m E♭5 E♭6

E♭+ E♭o7 E♭sus4 E♭add9

E♭m6 E♭7 E♭maj7 E♭m7

E Chords E Em E5 E6

E+ Eo7 Esus4 Eadd9

Em6 E7 Emaj7 Em7

F Chords F Fm F5 F6

F+ Fo7 Fsus4 Fadd9

Fm6 F7 Fmaj7 Fm7

F♯ Chords (G♭ Chords) F♯ F♯m F♯5 F♯6

F♯+ F♯o7 F♯sus4 F♯add9

F♯m6 F♯7 F♯maj7 F♯m7

G Chords G Gm G5 G6

G+ Go7 Gsus4 Gadd9

Gm6 G7 Gmaj7 Gm7

G♯ Chords (A♭ Chords) G# G#m G#5 G#6

G#+ G#o7 G#sus4 G#add9

G#m6 G#7 G#maj7 G#m7

A Chords A Am A5 A6

A+ Ao7 Asus4 Aadd9

Am6 A7 Amaj7 Am7

B♭ Chords (A♯ Chords) B♭ B♭m B♭5 B♭6

B♭+ B♭o7 B♭sus4 B♭add9

B♭m6 B♭7 B♭maj7 B♭m7

B Chords B Bm B5 B6

B+ Bo7 Bsus4 Badd9

Bm6 B7 Bmaj7 Bm7