In some songs this it doesn’t really matter.ĭisadvantages: A long way to travel if you’re playing open chords.ĭisadvantages: Makes changing to and from other chords difficult. Or you could use the underside of your index finger to mute the string.ĭisadvantages: Sounds a bit nasty as you have a big ‘thunk’ in the middle of the chord.ĭisadvantages: No major third note so it’s not a major chord. Like an E7 chord with the middle finger muting the C string rather than fretting it. Can be a big jump to and from open chords. It’s one of my favourite ways to play it.ĭisadvantages: The barre takes some practice. Nothing else matters uke tab by Metallica, song arranged with 8 chords (Em,A,C,G,D,B7,Am,Dsus2) for the ukulele soprano. Index finger – Barre across all strings at the 4th fret. You can use individual fingers along with a mute to make this chord. If you stop the A string ringing in the triple-up, you will still have and E chord as the G string is giving you the same note. Middle finger – Muting the G string (stopping it from sounding by resting against it rather than fretting it)Ī string muted with any finger (including the underside of the ring finger). Ring finger – G, C and E strings 4th fretĭisadvantages: You need to have your ring finger leave the strings at a difficult angle so you can still hear the A string.

Try them out and see if you like any of them (I don’t).ĭisadvantages: A lot of fingers to fit into a small space.ĭisadvantages: Takes some practice to get the hang of. So here are ten possible ways to play the E chord. Trying to cram all your fingers into a tiny space on the fretboard. The E chord – the bete noire of all ukulele players.

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