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Chords in the key of C minor on ukulele

The key of C minor has seven diatonic chords: CmCmCmCm, D°, Eb, FmFmFmFm, GmGmGmGm, Ab and Bb. As sevenths: Cm7Cm7Cm7Cm7, Dm7b5, Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Ebmaj7, Fm7Fm7Fm7Fm7, Gm7Gm7Gm7Gm7, Abmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7 and Bb7Bb7Bb7Bb7. They come from the C natural minor scale, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab and Bb, one on each note. On ukulele, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Eb 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 C minor on ukulele

Cm7, 3 3 3 3Cm71111BbEbGC
i · tonic3 3 3 3
Dm7b5, 1 2 1 3Dm7b51324AbDFC
ii° · subdominant1 2 1 3
Ebmaj7, 3 3 3 5Ebmaj71113BbEbGD
III · tonic3 3 3 5
Fm7, 1 3 1 3Fm71324AbEbFC
iv · subdominant1 3 1 3
Gm7, 0 2 1 1Gm7211GDFBb
v · dominant0 2 1 1
Abmaj7, 1 3 3 3Abmaj71234AbEbGC
VI · subdominant1 3 3 3
Bb7, 1 2 1 1Bb71423AbDFBb
VII · subdominant1 2 1 1

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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