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Chords in the key of A minor on ukulele

The key of A minor has seven diatonic chords: Am, B°, C, DmDmDmDm, EmEmEmEm, F and G. As sevenths: Am7Am7Am7Am7, Bm7b5, Cmaj7Cmaj7Cmaj7Cmaj7, Dm7Dm7Dm7Dm7, Em7Em7Em7Em7, Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7 and G7G7G7G7. They come from the A natural minor scale, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, one on each note. On ukulele, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has C in the bass.

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.

Seventh chords in A minor on ukulele

Am7, 0 0 0 0Am7GCEA
i · tonic0 0 0 0
Bm7b5, 2 2 1 2Bm7b52314ADFB
ii° · subdominant2 2 1 2
Cmaj7, 0 0 0 2Cmaj71GCEB
III · tonic0 0 0 2
Dm7, 2 2 1 3Dm72314ADFC
iv · subdominant2 2 1 3
Em7, 0 2 0 2Em712GDEB
v · dominant0 2 0 2
Fmaj7, 2 4 1 3Fmaj72413AEFC
VI · subdominant2 4 1 3
G7, 0 2 1 2G7213GDFB
VII · subdominant0 2 1 2

These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.

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