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Balt Ukulele Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–1–2

How to play the Balt chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–3–1–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 4 · pinky
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Other names for the Balt chord

Other names: B altered

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: B altered chord

Notes and intervals in the Balt chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F Diminished 5th
A Minor 7th
D Augmented 9th

All variations

Open
4–3–1–2
Fret 4
4–5–7–6
Fret 5
8–5–7–6

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys