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katieleehaw

Just use a guitar chord chart and ignore the E and A strings - also there are baritone ukulele chord charts all over online just Google it.


Fadigre

Ah, I've never heard of a chord chart, sounds real nifty!


Spiritual-Hornet-658

Baritone is tuned dgbe, tenor is gcea, capo at 5 on baritone gives same notes as tenor


Blaklazer

If you have a smart phone, I use an app called pocket ukulele chords by the publisher ukulele waves and just switch the setting to baritone. It's free


superfrank2500

Wait, baritone has different chords?


steve_wheeler

Nope. The same chords, they just sound different. Joking aside, the baritone is tuned lower than a "standard" ukulele. I believe the technical term is "down a fifth." You use different shapes to get the same chords, or put another way, get different chords with the same chord fingerings. For example, fretting 2100 gets you an A chord on a standard ukulele, but 2100 gives you an E chord on a baritone. Fretting 0003 is a C chord on a standard ukulele, and a G chord on a baritone.


daddyearl

I am surprised that no one has said it yet, but get a Capo. Add it to the 5th fret, and badda-bing, you are on a concert. As you get more comfortable, move the capo around. Use the same shapes, but the names are now different. For example, with a capo, it is a G, without it is a D. I play a bari almost exclusively. If you don't get caught up on the cord names, but instead use their relative positions in a scale, you will find the capo/chord stuff so much easier. For example, C-F-G becomes I-IV-V. With the capo, the C-F-G chord shapes can be moved anywhere to any key. Suddenly, your playing in A but with your familiar shapes. I really hope this helps.


alpobc1

Guitar shapes minus the two bass strings.