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CHORDS
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Movable Chord Forms
Movable chord forms are chords with no open strings. These chords are transposable
by moving each note of the chord the same number of frets up and down the neck
Each movable form is based on a common open position chord. Movable forms allow
you to play chords not found in the open position.
From these movable chord forms variations and more advanced “jazz”
chords can be created and added to your chord vocabulary.
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4-Part Movable 7th Chord Forms
“C” Tuning - Soprano, Concert & Tenor • (G C E A)
F7
4-Part Movable Seventh Chord
forms from my book The Advanced
Guide to Ukulele Chords.
Db7
Bb7
Ab7
3
b7 1
5
5
1
3
b7
b7
3
5
1
1
5 b7
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
A Seventh chord contains the
intervals 1* 3 5 and b7
(based on a major scale)
This birdseye indicates the root or
letter name of chord.
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Generic Forms
Here the chords are presented as
their GENERIC, movable
chord forms.
3
b7 R
5
5
R
3
b7
b7
3
5
R
R
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
5 b7
3
3
4
By knowing the where root
of the
chord is and the notes of the ukulele
fingerboard you can move these
chords to ANY key.
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Alternate Movable 7th Chord Forms
Five alternate 4-part movable
Seventh chord forms. A few of these
voicings contain duplicate intervals
with the root or fifth of the chord
being displaced and implied.
R
3 b7
R
3
b7 R
3
5
b7 3
5
2
1
3
4
1
3
1
1
R
3
5
b7
b7
3
5
b7
2
4
3
1
Implied Root
3
4
2
4
4
3
2
1
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4-Part Movable 7th Chord Forms
Tips for Remembering Chords
A great way to add to your exsisting chord vocabulary is to build on you current
chord knowledge from a “core” set of chords.
Relate chords back
to their basic, core
ukulele chords.
R
3 b7
R
R
3
5
R
3
b7 R
3
3
5
R
3
5
b7 3
5
5
R
3
5
Basic
Uke Chord
Basic
Basic
Uke Chord
Uke Chord
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4-Part Movable 7th Chord Forms
More Tips for Remembering Chords
Here are the four, “core” seventh chord voicings shown
as Bb7.
Initially, try remembering the picture or shape that a
chord represents.
memory and you will intuitively know your chords.
Bb7
b7
3
5
Bb7
R
(1)
R
5 b7
Bb7
3
(3)
3
b7 R
Bb7
5
(6)
5
R
3
b7
(10)
(1)
(3)
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
3
1
4
1
1
1
2
Each chord form creates it’s own chord shape. Once you
know what you are looking for and where to look they
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up and down the neck, changing names but keeping the
same shape and relative position to other chords in a
song or progression.
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