Chord names on the beat
A chord is the same chord on every instrument. Read the name and play it with the shape you know.
Ukulele chords
Ukulele chords for any song
Chord Suno works out the chords of a song and shows them on the beat. The chord names are the same on a ukulele, the player draws every chord as a ukulele diagram, and the shapes for the eight most used chords are right on this page.
- Ukulele chord diagrams
- Free ukulele tuner
- Transpose to easy keys
- Free to start
How it works
How to play a song on ukulele with Chord Suno
- 01
Get the chords
Search for the song or paste a YouTube link. You get every chord in order, with its key and tempo.
- 02
Make it ukulele-friendly
Transpose the song to a key whose chords are easy on ukulele, such as C, F or G, so most chords are open shapes.
- 03
Play along
Follow the chords as they scroll with the music, slow it down and loop the tricky change. Tune up first with the free tuner.
What you get
What helps a ukulele player
Transpose
Move a song to a key where the chords are open and easy. The whole chart changes at once.
Free ukulele tuner
A tuner with a string-by-string display for ukulele (GCEA), with other instruments and tunings too.
Metronome and drills
A free metronome with tap tempo, and chord-change drills with a beat, for clean changes.
Slow down and loop
Half speed and a loop on the part you cannot get yet.
Sections and bars
Verse, chorus and bridge are marked, in bars you can count.
Chord shapes
The eight chords most ukulele songs use
In standard tuning (G C E A, the same four strings on every soprano, concert and tenor ukulele), these shapes cover a huge number of songs. Each number is the fret to press on that string; 0 is an open string.
| Chord | G string | C string | E string | A string | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | C E G |
| G | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | G B D |
| Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A C E |
| F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | F A C |
| D | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | D F♯ A |
| Em | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | E G B |
| A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | A C♯ E |
| Dm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | D F A |
In the player, choose Ukulele above the song details and every chord is drawn as a ukulele diagram, with other ways to play it. Ukulele diagrams are part of the Premium plan; the shapes above are free for everyone.
Playing any song on ukulele
A chord has the same name and the same notes on every instrument, so a song's chords from Chord Suno work on a ukulele as they do on a guitar. What changes is the shape you press. Learn the eight shapes above and you can already play along with a very large part of the songs you hear.
Because the ukulele is a small instrument with four strings, songs in the keys of C, F and G are the friendliest: their chords are mostly open shapes. If a song is in a harder key, transpose it before you start.
Start with these four
If you are new, learn C, Am, F and G first. They make the progression behind a long list of songs, and the changes between them are short.
- C and Am share fingers, so that change is a one-finger move.
- F to G is the change to practise most: use the chord-change drills in the Toolkit.
- Keep the strumming simple: one down-strum on each beat is a good start.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does Chord Suno show ukulele chord diagrams?
Yes. Open a song in the player and choose Ukulele: every chord is drawn as a four-string diagram in standard G C E A tuning, with other ways to play it. Ukulele diagrams are part of the Premium plan. The eight most used ukulele shapes are free on this page.
Can I find the chords of a song for ukulele?
Yes. Search for the song or paste a YouTube link and you get every chord on the beat. The names are the same on a ukulele.
What is the tuning for the ukulele chords here?
Standard ukulele tuning: G C E A (the G string is the high one, tuned above the C). Baritone ukuleles are tuned differently (D G B E) and use guitar shapes.
Can I make a song easier to play on ukulele?
Yes. Use transpose to move the song to a key with open chords, such as C, F or G. The chord chart redraws to match.
Is there a ukulele tuner?
Yes. The free tuner has a ukulele setting with a display for each string. It uses your microphone, and the sound stays on your device.
Is it free?
It is free to start, with a daily allowance of new songs. See the plans for what the paid ones add.
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