Chord & FretC(b5) on ukulele
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. In this C(b5) voicing the bass is E and the shape runs from fret 3 to 6, ringing 1 open string. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
Notes in C(b5): C – E – GbFormula: 1 – 3 – b5In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: A rare, modern colour; in practice it shows up far more with the seventh attached, as C7(b5), than on its own.
This is just one shape of C(b5) on ukulele. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in the instrument's own voice; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Triads family.