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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 3–2–0–1

How to play the Balt chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–0–1 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 3 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Balt chord

Other names: B altered, B alt

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: B altered chord

Intervals and tones in Balt chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
E Diminished 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C# Augmented 9th

All Variations

Open
3–2–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–6–5
Fret 4
7–4–6–5
Fret 7
7–10–10–7

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys