Guitarists, does it look familiar?! Yes, it’s the same as the D chord on the guitar. Put your index finger on the first fret of the B string and your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string. You can do this with three fingers, or barre the three notes with one finger. Voila!įor an A, hold down the lowest three strings at the 2nd fret. To get a G major chord, put your index finger on the third fret of the E string.įor an E major, put your index finger is on the first fret of the G string and your middle finger is on the second fret of the D string. The baritone uke has its own set of chord shapes, so here are the most common ones (five major and two minor chords).Įach chord diagram shows where to press your fingers (the blue dots).
#Ukelele chords how to
This makes baritone ukulele tuning infinitely easier for guitarists, as well as learning how to play one.Īs we mentioned in the introduction, most guides to ukulele chords for beginners are for ukes tuned to high-G (or ‘re-entrant’) tuning. This makes it the easiest tuning option for playing along to songs, or when jamming with other uke players. The vast majority of song tabs, chord charts, and other ukulele resources, are written with the assumption of gCEA ukulele tuning. The string notes for the baritone uke are tuned to DGBE:ĭo they look familiar? Well, if you play guitar, they might do, as they’re the same as the first four strings on a guitar. The most popular ukulele tuning is known as gCEA.