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Ukulele Chords
Every chord, every shape: pick one and start strumming.
Browse by root note
Pick the note the chord is built on. Each root opens its major chord, with every other quality one tap away.
Start from a chord family
Chords of the same quality share one sound and one recipe. Meet each family through its C chord, then take it to any root.
Major chordsCBright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.Minor chordsCmSoft and melancholic: the emotional counterpart to major. Adds depth and longing.Dominant 7th chordsC7Bluesy tension that wants to resolve. The engine of blues, jazz, and early rock.Minor 7th chordsCm7Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.Major 7th chordsCmaj7Dreamy and floating: a major chord with a soft shimmer. At home in jazz, bossa, and ballads.Diminished chordsCdimTense and unstable: a passing chord that pulls strongly toward resolution.Augmented chordsCaugRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.Suspended 2nd chordsCsus2Open and airy: with no third, it is neither major nor minor. Great for shimmering textures.Suspended 4th chordsCsus4Suspended and expectant: leans on the fourth, waiting to resolve back to major.