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Harmonic field of A major on ukulele

A major: A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on C#. On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.

Amaj7, 1 1 0 0Amaj712G#C#EA
I · tonic1 1 0 0
Bm7, 2 2 2 2Bm71111ADF#B
ii · subdominant2 2 2 2
C#m7, 1 1 0 2C#m7112G#C#EB
iii · tonic1 1 0 2
Dmaj7, 2 2 2 4Dmaj71113ADF#C#
IV · subdominant2 2 2 4
E7, 1 2 0 2E7123G#DEB
V · dominant1 2 0 2
F#m7, 2 4 2 4F#m71324AEF#C#
vi · tonic2 4 2 4
G#m7b5, 1 2 2 2G#m7b51234G#DF#B
vii° · dominant1 2 2 2

These are the first positions of every degree of A major on ukulele. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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