When you press NO strings down on the uke you get the chord Am7 or C6 (both are the correct names in this case), this is another shape that can be moved up the neck. Of course barre chords exist for minor chords too! If we move the A Minor up two frets we get a B Minor, and so on up the neck. If you notice, we have already covered this shape previously… it is the A shape! I threw it in to keep you on your toes, so you realize sometimes barre shapes can have different names but still be the same fingering pattern! Barre Chord based on Am Shape Move the A shape up 4 frets, barre it, and we have a C#/Db major. Just like with the other examples, as we move the A shape up the neck we create some new chords. The pictures below show your index finger only covering the bottom three strings, it is also just as easy to cover all 4 of them with your index. The F shape is another easy barre chord, if we move it up two frets we get a G Major, and two more an A Major. Remember with a barre chord your index finger takes the place of the ukulele nut as you move it up the neck. Now as we mentioned if we move this C shape up two frets we get a D major chord… move it two more frets and have an E Major (which is an easier E Major to use!). Because barre chords are moveable chords it helps to know the most common chord shapes that can be moved up the ukulele. One inversion of the C chord is the root position which is C-G-E, while another inversion is E-C-G with the E as the bass instead of C. Remember an inversion of a chord is a different order of the notes. Barre chords also allow you to play different inversions. You need to practice stretching your fingers and get them used to bending in peculiar ways, especially for barre chords.īarre chords help when you may be having trouble with a chord fingering (you can always try another), for when you don’t have a capo, and when you are attempting to play in different keys. All uke players know how difficult the E chord can be, it takes time to finger it with proper technique. Besides great action on the uke, you need to build up your finger dexterity. This is one reason guitar players have a more difficult time, it is not easy to press all 6 strings down on the guitar. First of all, you need to have a proper uke with great action, as mentioned in the buying guide it has to be easy for you to press the strings down. There are a couple factors to making a good barre chord. Barre chords go hand in hand with moveable chord shapes. Your index finger acts as a moveable nut and your other fingers are used in place of the index. That’s really the simplicity of barre chords, once you have the shape of a chord you can move it to make another chord (also known as moveable chords). You have basically taken the C chord shape up two frets to make it a D chord. Now place your index finger completely across all the strings on the second fret and your pinky finger on the bottom string 5th fret. To put it simply place your finger on the bottom string 3rd fret to make the well known C chord. A barre chord is made by pressing down on one or more strings across the ukulele fret, often completely across, but occasionally only partially (known as a partial barre). Barre chords, or Bar chords, are usually a nightmare for guitar players, nigh impossible on the mandolin, but lucky for us, much more manageable on the ukulele.
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