10 Ukulele Chords Every Complete Beginner Needs to Know

Learn the ten most important ukulele chords every complete beginner needs to know on ukulele. These chords are used to play hundreds of songs, so if you know these, you’re well on your way to making music! Today I give you tips and tricks on how to play these chords.

If you have a dream to become a proficient ukulele player, there's no better place to start than the free "Learn to Play Ukulele Today" video course above where I take you step-by-step over the course of four lessons teaching you how to make actual music on ukulele.

For direct assistance, join me in the premium Ukulele Tricks online video lesson course "Strumming Tricks" where I answer your toughest ukulele questions and help you play the ukulele proficiently and confidently.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 C Major Chord
00:57 Am Chord
01:19 F Major Chord
01:48 G Major Chord
02:23 Dm Chord
03:30 A Major Chord
03:59 A7 Chord
04:22 E7 Chord
05:01 D Major Chord (Variation #1)
05:44 D Major Chord (Variation #2)
06:08 D Major Chord (Variation #3)
06:56 D7 Chord
08:00 D7 Chord (Hawaiian Variation)
08:56 How to Practice These Chords

[ledbemarie]

I've been playing self taught 6 string acoustic for over 25 years. I just received my very own 1st tenor uke. And I find this video to be a very dignified place to start. Thank you so much!

[kumarsathyanesan]

1) c major
2) a minor
3) f major chord
4) g major chord
5) d minor chord
6) a major
7) a 7 chord
8) e 7 chord
9) d major chord
10) d7 chord

[fujierobesky]

You are a great teacher, with the slow speaking voice I was able to follow you without feeling rushed to learn the chords. This is the best teaching video I have come across to learn the chords. Thank you and keep the good work going. Will continue to follow your videos. PS: I am 83 years young and I think I am learning something new.

[joelg]

Wow, you taught me to play the uke whilst i was living away from home with work. I would carry it on my backpack on my motorbike, and practice most nights. I did this for 10 months. Haven't touched it in 4 years, but today i had the urge to play again, so i looked you up. So glad your still uploading videos and teaching!

[UkuleleTricks]

What's the hardest chord for you? Let me know below!

[emilygrace]

Hey Brett - for those of us who are just now learning how to play the ukulele, could we requested a guided practice video on the chords most popular and well loved - that would be amazing!! Start out with a simple strum pattern for each chord and transition to the next chord (I think I would do the circle of fifths so it's at least musical sounding and pleasing to the ear to play). While we could easily practice this way on our own here at home, (Classically trained pianist here so I know how to practice on my own but I will tell you...) playing your videos and trying to play along is so much more fun for me these days. It's not only nice to hear the little reminders, but it's super fun to just play along with someone else and try to keep up rather than playing all by myself (total flashbacks of having to sit at the piano for hours and practice monotonous Hanon Virtuoso Pianist exercises out of my beloved yellow Schirmer book). LOL! Admittedly, I really did actually enjoy playing through that book but it just about killed me before I conquered it. Don't tell my piano teacher I ever said that... Also... think about it, if you put together a video like that, it is likely to get played numerous times over by thousands who are trying to practice and learn all their chords just like I am. That's an awful lot of extra passive income from one video alone... ;)

[voxi]

Thank you for speaking at a slower pace, I didn't need to pause once. I don't usually learn by YouTube for this reason. Love the Uke!

[unicornworldgamer]

Your voice is so soft when you talk... This really helped tysm 😄🐥

[mynamesash]

Thanks for the great starter chords! I'm well into my 30s and been wanting to learn some form of guitar for years now. I seem to adore the ukulele and I like how good the chords sound from the very start of practising. That's the best thing for me - getting a taste of good results early on, which then motivates me to carry on learning. Really enjoying it so far. Thanks for your great resources.

[nilanthinisr]

The very important video that i have searching so far is your well explained way of ukulele teaching. Thankful to you 🙏🏽 for the beautiful teaching and positive words 👍🏽

[annaloveless]

I have been trying the lessons from One Music School channel for the past 6 months. I been trying to learn, but I have been having problems keeping on play alongs. I am mainly interested learning hymns to hopefully play church. Thank you. I am new to your channel. God bless

[chaddydad]

Thank you so much for sharing your talents and teaching skills I just wanted to mention that the D major is more easily played for me using my thumb to press down on the three chords on the second fret

[MeUChannel]

Thanks teacher you did an awesome job by explaining the c hords I'm a beginner and it took me a nice long while to get all these chords down but I'm glad I took the time to learn how to play this beautiful instrument 😁have a nice blessing day👍😁❤

[lyricssoulmate]

Dear teacher,

Your lessons are great. Now I learn some basics and I am very interested than before. The hover technique is so cool described in your website lesson two, your sincere effort is really great, it genuiney helpful for others like me.
Thank you so much teacher.

[coolinva]

Thanks for the video. Tip: For D (No9), you can use 112 fingering - 1st finger for string 3&4 and 2nd finger for string 2, and this is very a simple and easy way. Hope it helps. Thanks.

[abandoned-life]

You are so calm person ❤️😍 Bob Ross of Ukulele 😍😍❤️❣️

[judyseaman]

This is very, very helpful. I am a musician, but am just learning ukulele. I have to say that the easiest way to play a D chord is to use my thumb!

[markfarnsworth]

Wow! playing D7 with the middle finger instead really makes a difference! i was struggling to play it without the notes sounding muted and playing it with my middle finger instead really helped!

[PP-fqsq]

As a beginner, thank you for the great lesson! It's so helpful! You're awesome!

[neamaaty]

Omg!!!! Finally I found someone who teaches ukelele straight, clearly, with logic! Please explain everything about music and music theory and all other instruments