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Today's chord is C6/9. Based on an open A triad, our root(C) is on string 4, our 3(E) is on string 3, our 5(G) on string 2 is moved up 2 frets to become our 6(A), & our root(C) on string 1 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(D). Where can you use this chord? 1/

I know Chord of the Day lately has seemed more like Chord of the Are You Dead, George? My apologies. That said, I'm off to Northern CA for a wedding tomorrow, so it's gonna be at least another week before I stop being a lame ass. However, one groovy chord to follow. Cheers!

I've made it a point to have very few regrets in life, but not realizing during his election that @fetterman.senate.gov would turn out to be such a fetid piece of distended rectum is certainly one of the very few. What a disappointing human.

Here's the full progression. Our Cm(add11) is a bit of a stretch if you're new to uke, but such a lovely sound. From there we make a quick shift to move fingers 2 & 3 to strings 4 & 3 to get our 5 chord. Then, the pièce de résistance, we take that same shape and move it from strings 2-4... 1/

Today's chord is Bb6/9, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in Bb. Based on an open A triad, our root(Bb) on string 4 is moved down 3 frets to become our 6(G), our 3(D) is on string 3, our 5(F) is on string 2, & our root(Bb) on string 1 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(C). Groove on! youtu.be/4johQSTVdrc

Jaysus fuck, I just heard that Dolly Parton just died! What kind of world is this where that bloviating orange shit bag continues to breathe and we lose Dolly?

Today's chord is F7, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in Bb. Based on an open E7, our 3(A)/b7(Eb) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our root(F) is on string 2, & to make playing this even easier, we drop our 5(C) on string 1 down to the open string to double our 3(A). Groove on! youtu.be/p8lQMfXSgz0

Today's chord is Cm(add11), the 2 in our 2-5-1 in Bb. Based on an open Cm triad, our 5(G) is on string 4, our root(C) is doubled in octaves on strings 3 & 1, & our 5(G) on string 2 is moved down 2 frets to become our 11. We could argue about what to call this chord. 1/

Here's the full progression. Our most difficult chord is our 2 chord. If you can (or have) mastered that, the rest of this progression is fabulously easy. To get from our 2 to 5 chord, we just slip finger 1 down to string 1. To get from our 5 to 1 chord, we slip finger 1 back up to string 2. 1/

Today's chord is F6/9, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in F. Based on an open F triad, our 3(A) on string 4 is moved down 2 frets to become our 9(G), our 5(C) on string 3 is moved up 2 frets to become our 6(D), our root(F) is on string 2, & our 3(A) is on string 1. youtu.be/JNfLPi2SeLw

Today's chord is C9, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in F. Based, unsurprisingly, on an open C7, our 5(G) is on string 4, our root(C) on string 3 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(D), & our 3(E)/b7(Bb) pair is on strings 2 & 1. Groove on! Root: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sety... 2-5: youtu.be/3QYvBT6ducY

My apologies, I had a root canal last Thursday and I've been a little out of sorts ever since. Starting to get my merde together, so I think it's time to post our 5 chord. Strum on!

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Is it me or does Thomas Massie look like a vampire?

Today's chord is Gm9, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in F. Loosely based on an open Gm7, our root(G) on string 4 is moved up 3 frets to become our b3(Bb), our 5(D) is on string 3, our b7(F) is on string 2, & our b3(Bb) on string 1 is moved down 1 fret to become our 9(A). Groove on! youtu.be/MxSlCQnm7NY

I thought we roll with a simple, beginner friendly 2-5-1 in F. Our first chord is probably the most difficult, but if you can handle this open Em, you'll be fine.

To put the American healthcare system in perspective, Mitch McConnell has received more paid days off this summer than I've ever had paid hours off in the 53 years that I've been alive.

Here's the full progression. This 2-5 isn't super satisfying without a bass, but it is dead simple for you beginners. I had considered going with C6 (0000) for our 1 chord to make this progression even easier, & feel free to do so, but I really dug how it resolves to our Cmaj7. youtu.be/6u2X4CD2mtM

Today's chord is Cmaj7, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in C. One of the main major 7th chord shapes, our 5(G) is on string 4, our root(C) is on string 3, our 3(E) is on string 2, & our 7(B) is on string 1.

Today's chord is G9sus, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in C. Based on an open G7, our root(G) is string 4, our 5(D) on string 3 is moved down 2 frets to become our 4(C) to make it a suspended chord, our b7(F) is on string 2, & our 3(B) on string 1 is moved down 2 frets to become our 9(A). 1/

Are we to take Mitch McConnell being on paid Eternity Leave to be his silent endorsement & support for paid Maternity/Paternity Leave? Mitch's Paid Family Leave is a catchy bill title. Most of us just want access to the same health & wellness care that Congress takes for granted.

Today's chord is Dm7, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in C. Looking like an F triad, but based on a Dm triad, our 5(A) is on strings 4 & 1, our root(D) on string 3 is moved down 2 frets to become our b7(C), & our b3(F) is on string 2. Dig it with a root! youtu.be/7lBTUhqjlMs

Let's look at a simple 2-5-1 that uses a familiar shape in a new context and only takes 1 or 2 fingers. We'll be in the key of C. Strum on!

I didn't mean to take this long to post our resolution, but I broke a tooth a couple weeks back and this last week has rather gotten away from me while I dealt with that. Strum on!

Here's the full progression. Dig the simplicity of this progression. One finger for our 2 chord, 2 fingers and the same basic shape on different strings for our 5 & 1 chords. Plus, it sounds rather groovy, if I do say so myself. Play on! youtu.be/t9VddcNFnlg

Today's chord is G6, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in G. Based on an open G triad, our root(G) is on string 4 , our 5(D) is on string 3, our root(G) on string 2 is moved down 3 frets to become our 6(E), & our 3(B) is on string 1.