Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this video, I'll talk about chord spelling for baritone ukulele. We'll get into the names and order of notes in music, then we'll talk about how to find the notes in certain chords!

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Of course, the concepts in this video will be more valuable once you also know which notes are supposed to be in various chords. I'll make a video on that very soon! In the meantime, you can find the visual aids used here on my Patreon at patreon.com/abigailflowersmusic.

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - notes and frequencies
1:20 - the order of note names
1:34 - definition of "sharp" and "flat"
2:06 - visual aid 1: piano keyboard
2:29 - visual aid 2: step ladder
2:43 - visual aid 3: pitch wheel
3:02 - intro to chord spelling - G major chord
4:45 - chord spelling example - E minor chord
5:26 - difficult chord spelling example - G#m7b5
7:04 - vote for me in the 2020 NIMAs!
7:20 - "homework" examples!
7:22 - homework #1 - Dm7b5
7:38 - homework #2 - Dsus
7:55 - homework #3 - F#m7