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Harmonic field of E major on ukulele

E major: E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on D#. 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.

Emaj7, 1 3 0 2Emaj7132G#D#EB
I · tonic1 3 0 2
F#m7, 2 4 2 4F#m71324AEF#C#
ii · subdominant2 4 2 4
G#m7, 1 3 2 2G#m71423G#D#F#B
iii · tonic1 3 2 2
Amaj7, 1 1 0 0Amaj712G#C#EA
IV · subdominant1 1 0 0
B7, 2 3 2 2B71423AD#F#B
V · dominant2 3 2 2
C#m7, 1 1 0 2C#m7112G#C#EB
vi · tonic1 1 0 2
D#m7b5, 2 3 2 4D#m7b51324AD#F#C#
vii° · dominant2 3 2 4

These are the first positions of every degree of E 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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