How many chords are on an ukulele?

Answer 1

This question is a lot like asking "How many colors are there?". Just as there are 3 primary colors (5 if you count black and white), there are a limited amount of basic "chords" but an almost infinite amount of variations. Assuming that we discuss basic music theory without adding in any complications from "partial tunings" - we know that Music Theory says that a chord occurs when 3 or more notes are played simultaneously. There are 12 notes in an octave. Depending on how many octaves you have available - (some Guitars has 3 some have 4) - and the tuning you use on your guitar (Standard or not) - there are between 40,000 and 450,000,000 chords you could construct. I would never suggest learning "all" of the chords. But - if you learn your standard barre chords and the Major/Minor/7th/Minor 7th/Major 7th - you will be well ahead of the ball game. Also, if you learm music theory and learn how to construct chords - then playing any chord will only be a matter of dexterity in your fingers. So - to begin - learn this and you will have achieved a great amount of musical knowledge:

12 major chords

12 minor chords

12 7th chords

12 Minor 7th chords

12 Major 7th chords. That's 60 chords! Pretty impressive considering that most songs are based on 3 or 4 chords.

Answer 2

It depends on what you define as a chord.

Taking only major and minor chords, there are 24 possible chords, in 3 inversions at varying positions up the neck (barre chords) as well as a number of open chords. A conservative estimate would be 100 "simple" chords.

Opening up, and allowing jazzier chords (sevenths, ninths, fourths etc.) provides a multiplicity of possible chords.

In short, there are a wide variety of combinations of notes you can play on guitar, together, that form a chord.

The trick is finding the right one.

Answer 3

Counting every single fret on every string, assuming there are 6 strings and 20 frets there are 120 notes, and they are all different octaves of A, A#/Bb, B, C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, and G#/Ab

Answer 4

Literally Thousands.

Think about all the possible positions that you could play. I have a 20 fret guitar so times that by six strings gives you 80 notes on my guitar. Think of how many positions you can have with eighty notes (some notes may be the same). Some positions may not have names but they can still be classed as chords.

Answer 5

Well first you would have to set rules on how you plan on playing the guitar to even make it measurable. If you included half notes and hammer chords as well as different scales its impossible to count it. But if you were only to calculate the amount of actual notes on a four note scale without mixing it up I could tell you how to find the answer.

The equation is:

NPr= N!

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___(N-r)!

-Where N equals the total amount of notes which would be 26 (including open notes) multiplied by 6 for each chord.

-r would equal the total amount of possible combinations depending whether it is a four six or eight note scale.

-The "!" would equal the number multiplied by each number before it and added up. Ex) 4!= 4x3x2x1=24

So if I had a calculator better than the one on my computer I would plug the final equation in as this:

N=156

r=4

Npr= 156!

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(156-4)!

Answer 6

The number is pretty large. Part of the answer depends on the number of notes you can play on a specific Ukulele, which is based on the size and number of frets. A chord is defined as two or more notes played simultaneously. And sometimes the same chord will have two different names. And there is more than one possible way to make the same chord.

I have a chord book that lists 1008 different chords that are used on the ukulele.

Answer 7

Many, like A, Am, D, D7, G, C, B, E and Em.

Answer 8

You should know all major and all minor chords.

A great addition would be all 7 and 9 chords.

Answer 9

6

Answer 10

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