Chords in the key of Bb minor on ukulele
The key of Bb minor has seven diatonic chords: BbmBbmBbmBbm, C°, Db, EbmEbmEbmEbm, FmFmFmFm, Gb and Ab. As sevenths: Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7, Cm7b5, Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7, Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7, Fm7Fm7Fm7Fm7, Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 and Ab7Ab7Ab7Ab7. They come from the Bb natural minor scale, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb and Ab, one on each note. On ukulele, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Db 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 Bb minor on ukulele
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.