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Harmonic field of C major on ukulele

C major: C – D – E – F – G – A – B. 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.

Cmaj7, 0 0 0 2Cmaj71GCEB
I · tonic0 0 0 2
Dm7, 2 2 1 3Dm72314ADFC
ii · subdominant2 2 1 3
Em7, 0 2 0 2Em712GDEB
iii · tonic0 2 0 2
Fmaj7, 2 4 1 3Fmaj72413AEFC
IV · subdominant2 4 1 3
G7, 0 2 1 2G7213GDFB
V · dominant0 2 1 2
Am7, 0 0 0 0Am7GCEA
vi · tonic0 0 0 0
Bm7b5, 2 2 1 2Bm7b52314ADFB
vii° · dominant2 2 1 2

These are the first positions of every degree of C 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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