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Top 13 Ukulele Chords

(A Beginner's Guide To Ukulele Chords)

If you’re new to ukulele and are wondering where to start, then you can begin with these easy chords! On this page we’ve chosen to break down the top 13 ukulele chords. By learning these basic chords you’ll be able to play many awesome songs on your ukulele in no time.

TIP: Try to play on the fingertips as much as possible to avoid muting the other strings, to get a clear sound.

A Quick Guide To Uke Chord Charts

Before you get started learning the chords, you’ll need to understand how a ukulele chord chart works. Here are the four things you need to know to read a chord chart:

1. A chord chart is designed to illustrate the first five frets of a ukulele, with the vertical lines being the strings and the horizontal lines being the frets. You can see these labeled on a real ukulele in the image above. 2. The four strings, from left to right, are G, C, E, and A, also shown above. 3. The solid circles you'll see in the images below represent where you position your fingers on the strings. 4. Also below, if you see an open circle at the top of the chart, then this represents an open string, so you don’t put any fingers on this string. And that’s it! Now, onto the chords...