Create chords for alternate tuning?
In my specific case, I have a baritone ukulele which I tuned to all-fourths (personal preference), making its strings match the lower 4 strings of the standard guitar tuning (G4-D4-A3-E3). It also matches the strings of the standard bass tuning, just 2 octaves higher.
I would like to find out how to play chords on it. I know some music theory, and could definitely build all the chords I want on this tuning myself, using some laborious and exhaustive fret-searching. But I don't want to do that.
Is there a simple, theoretical method to write down chords for strings using a specific tuning? Some pen-and-paper method, based on the circle of fifths?
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Sounds like you need to check any guitar chord charts, and only consider the bottom 4 strings shown. For some it won't be too satisfactory, as often with open chords, the 6th and sometimes 5th strings are not played (usually because that's where the root should be). The voicings may or may not be to your satisfaction, but the chords are playable straight from the charts.
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