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Here's the full progression.
Oy vey is that first chord a doozy, but it sounds so sweet and folds so nicely in to our 5 chord. From there we go to our groovy sounding 1 chord. For those of you with large enough hands, try using fingers 2 & 3 to play our 1 chord.
Groove on!
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Today's chord is Cmaj13, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in C. Based on an open Cmaj7, our 5(G) on string 4 is moved up 2 frets to become our 13(A), our root(C) is on string 3, & our 3(E)/7(B) pair is on strings 2 & 1.

Happy 101st birthday to Edward Gorey!
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Today's chord is G9, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in C. Based on an open G7, our root(G) on string 4 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(A), our 5(D) is on string 3, & our b7(F)/3(B) pair is on strings 2 & 1.
Stay Groovy!
Root:
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2-5:
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PSA
Tomorrow , 22 February, is Edward Gorey's 100th birthday!
Celebrate responsibly!

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Happy birthday to Nina Simone!
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Today's chord is Dm9, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in C. Based on an open Dm triad, our 5(A) is on string 4, our root(D) on string 3 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(E), our b3(F) is on string 2, & our 5(A) on string 1 is moved up 3 frets to become our b7(C).
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PSA
Tomorrow, February 21st, is Nina Simone's birthday.
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Here's the full progression.
Anchor note on string 4, a diatonic descent on string 2, & a catchy little back & forth on string 1, what's not to love?!? Plus that sweet tension from the 7b9 chord? Chef's kiss!
Groove on!
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Today's chord is G6/9, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in G. Based on an open G triad, our root(G) on string 4 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(A), 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.
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Today's chord is D7b9, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in G. Based on an open C7, our 5(A) is on string 4, our root(D) on string 3 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(E), & our 3(F#)/b7(C) pair is on strings 2 & 1.
Groove on!
Root:
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2-5:
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Today's chord is Am9, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in G. Based on an open Am triad, our root(A) is on string 4, our b3(C) is on string3, our 5(E) on string 2 is moved up 3 frets to become our b7(G), & our root(A) on string 1 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(B).
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Happy National Periodic Table Day!
Keep it elemental!

Always a groovy sound!

Here's the full progression.
I dig this 2-5 because we can use our 2nd finger as an anchor point to move from our 2 to 5 chord. Playing Dmaj7 as 2120 is physically less of a jump, and sounds nice, but I really dig the way this Dmaj9 resolves.
Groove on!
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Today's chord is Dmaj9, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in D. Based on an open Cmaj7, our 5(A) is on string 4, our root(D) on string 3 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(E), & our 3(F#)/7(C#) pair is on strings 2 & 1.
Root:
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Happy World Concertina Day!
It's time to get all squeezy!

Today's chord is A9, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in D. Based on an open A7, our b7(G)/3(C#) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our 5(E) is on string 2, & our root(A) on string 1 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(B).
Groove on!
Root:
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2-5:
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Today's chord is Em9, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in D. Based on an open Em7, our b3(G)/b7(D) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our root(E) on string 2 is moved up 2 frets to become our 9(F#), & our 5(B) is on string 1.
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Here's the full progression.
Pretty straightforward and resolves nicely. It can be considered a little boring, but sometimes that's nice, too.
Groove on!
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Today's chord is Amaj7, the 1 in our 2-5-1 in A. One of the 4* main Major 7 chord shapes, our 7(G#)/3(C#) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our 5(E) is on string 2, & our root(A) is on string 1.
*Technically there are 5 shapes as you can swap the notes on the outer strings of this shape.

Happy World Play Your Ukulele Day!
Strum to your heart's content!

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For an even smoother sound, try E9 (1222) which has 3 shared chord tones. If you find yourself searching for the ultimate in ludicrousness, try E9sus(2222) with 4 shared chord tones.
Dig it in a 2-5 & groove on:
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Today's chord is E7, the 5 in our 2-5-1 in A. One of the 4 main 7th chord shapes, our 3(G#)/b7(D) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our root(E) is on string 2, & our 5(B) is on string 1.
Because our 2 & 5 chords share two chord tones, we get a smooth transition between chords.
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rootless Bm7 w/ our b7(A) doubled on the outside strings.
Groove on!
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What better way to ease back in than with today's chord, Bm7, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in A. Based on an open Am7, our b7(A)/b3(D) pair is on strings 4 & 3, our 5(F#) is on string 2, & our root(B) is on string 1.
If you find this hell to play, you can always play a D triad, which can be a...
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