Ukulele Chord Chart (Chord Diagrams)

Look up how to play any chord on the ukulele: pick the root and the chord type, or type a symbol such as Bb, F#m7 or C/G. The chart works out every shape that plays the chord's notes on all four strings, ranks them by how easy they are and draws chord diagrams with finger numbers. It covers standard GCEA tuning (high or low G), baritone DGBE and D tuning.

How to use this tool

1. Choose the root note and the chord type, or type a chord symbol.
2. Pick your tuning: standard GCEA for soprano, concert and tenor ukuleles, DGBE for a baritone.
3. Read the best shape (frets on the G, C, E and A strings; 0 = open) and the finger numbers.
4. Look at the diagrams and the table for other shapes higher up the neck.

Formula

Chord tones from the formula (major = 1 3 5, m7 = 1 ♭3 5 ♭7) · note on a string = open-string note + fret

Every combination of frets inside a four-fret window is tested with all four strings sounding. A shape counts when every required chord tone is there; on four strings the perfect 5th may be left out of four-note chords, and the 5th and 9th of larger ones. Unlike on a guitar, the root does not have to be the lowest note: standard ukulele tuning is re-entrant (the G string sounds higher than the C). Shapes are ranked by the number of fingers, barres, fret height, stretch and doubled notes. Fingers follow one finger per fret where possible, and a first-finger barre is used when all four strings are fretted.

Example

For C major (C E G) the best shape is 0003: open G, C and E strings and the A string at the 3rd fret (a high C), with the ring finger. G is 0232 (fingers 1, 3, 2), Am is 2000, F is 2010 and B♭ needs a small barre: 3211.