Published:
2011-09-18
Updated:
2020-01-23
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing
Taking a movable "F7" chord, you can derive each of the Big Six Core Chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7 from that voicing.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL42-7a
Main Category: Chords Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Chords, Jazz, Intermediate, Core, Seventh, Movable
2026-08-23
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Number of Pages: 7
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Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the Big Six essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7 from that voicing.
This chord voicing is based off the open position E7 chord transposed to fret (1). How I categorize this 4-part chord for transposition purposes is – _it's a seventh chord with the root on string two_. That and knowing the notes of the ukulele fingerboard will allow you to transpose this chord to ANY key.
Core Chords is a series of UkuleleLESSONS for building your core 4-part, aka “jazz” chords. These chords commonly called “jazz” chords, are really just 4-part chords that are used in a wide range of musical styles.
These lessons present a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer. Even chord theory does not offer any insight into unraveling the complexity of Ukulele chord voicings.
From four the F7 chord voicings or shapes below, your can build your massive 4-part, a.k.a., “jazz” chord vocabulary.
Click on any one of the individual F7 chords above to start the lesson for that particular voicing or shape.
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