Play Major Chords

Anywhere
on the Ukulele Fretboard
Major chords only: Reprinted with permission from the author.

Basic Ukulele
Chord Creation
Copyright by V. T. Migliore
June 24, 2017
An e-book by
Blossom Hill Books
Folsom, California 95630 USA

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Charts are taken from Kindle book:
A Major

A Major R 3 5

A - C# - E Fingering
G C E A O O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1
A D F# / G B 2 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4 X 1 2
C F A D 5 3
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9 1 1 2 X
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12 1 1
G# / A C F A# / B 13 2
A D F# / Gb B 14 3
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16 X 1 1 1
C F A D 17 2
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.

B E G# / A C# / D 4 X 1 1 1
C F A D 5 2

C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 1
D G B E 7 2
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9 3 4

Root position chord for high-G ukulele

D G B E 7 X 1
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9 2 3
B Major

B major R 3 5

B - D - F Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1 1
A D F# / G B 2 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 X 1 2
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 3
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10 1 1 2 X
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13 1 1
A D F# / Gb B 14 2
A# / B D# / E G C 15 3
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.

C F A D 5 X 1 1 1
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 2
Root position chord for high-G ukulele
D# / E G# / A C F 8 X 1
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10 2 3

D G B E 7 1
D# / E G# / A C F 8 2
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10 3 4
B Major
B major chord
B Major R 3 5

B - D# - F# Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2 1 1
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2
B E G# / A C# / D 4 3
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 1 2
D G B E 7 3
D# / E G# / A C F 8 4
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 1 1 2 X
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14 1 1
A# / B D# / E G C 15 2
B E G# / A C# / D 16 3
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.

C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 X 1 2
D G B E 7 3

E A C# / D F# / G 9 X 1
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 2 3

D# / E G# / A C F 8 1
E A C# / D F# / G 9 2
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 3 4
C Major

C Major R 3 5

C-E-G Fingering
G C E A O O O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7 1 2
D# / E G# / A C F 8 3
E A C# / D F# / G 9 4
F A# / B D G 10 X 1
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12 2 3
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15 1 1
B E G# / A C# / D 16 2
C F A D 17 3
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19
Alternative finger positions appear below.

A# / B D# / E G C 3 1 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4 2
C F A D 5 3

D G B E 7 X 1 2
D# / E G# / A C F 8 3

F A# / B D G 10 X 1
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12 2 3

G C E A 12 1 1 2 X
D Major

D Major R 3 5

D - F# - A Fingering
G C E A O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2 1 1 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 1 1
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 2
D G B E 7 3
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9 X 1 2
F A# / B D G 10 3
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14 1 1 2 X
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The second chart below shows the root position for a high-G
ukulele. For the low-G ukulele use the chord shown on the
previous page, frets 5 to 7.

A D F# / G B 2 1 1 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 4

E A C# / D F# / G 9 X 1 1 1
F A# / B D G 10 2

G C E A 12 X 1
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14 2 3

G C E A 12 1
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14 2 3 4
E Major

E Major R 3 5

E - G - B Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2 3 4
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 1 1
D G B E 7 2
D# / E G# / A C F 8 3
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10 X 1 2
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 3
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13 X 1
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15 2 3
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17 Optional
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19
Alternative finger positions appear below, including root
position chords.
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G C E A O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2 3

A# / B D# / E G C 3 1 1 2 X
Root position chord, high-G ukulele
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 X 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2 3
Root position chord, low-G ukulele
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 1 X
D G B E 7 2
D# / E G# / A C F 8 3

F A# / B D G 10 1 X
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 2
G C E A 12 3
E Major

E Major R 3 5

E - G# - B Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2 1
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4 2 3 4
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7 1 1
D# / E G# / A C F 8 2
E A C# / D F# / G 9 3
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 X 1 2
G C E A 12 3
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The following chart shows the root position chord for E-major.

G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 X
A D F# / G B 2 1
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4 2 3
F Major

F Major R 3 5

F-A-C Fingering
G C E A O O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1
A D F# / G B 2 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 2 2 3
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8 1 1
E A C# / D F# / G 9 2
F A# / B D G 10 3
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12 X 1 2
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13 3
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The root position is pictured on the previous page, frets 3 to 5,
with the 4th sting not played.

G C E A O X O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1

A D F# / G B 2 1
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 3 4

A# / B D# / E G C 3 X 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 2 3

C F A D 5 1 1 2 X

D# / E G# / A C F 8 1 X
E A C# / D F# / G 9 2
F A# / B D G 10 3
F# Major

F# Major R 3 5

F# - A# - C# Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1 2
A D F# / G B 2 3
A# / B D# / E G C 3 4
B E G# / A C# / D 4 1
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 2 2 3
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9 1 1
F A# / B D G 10 2
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 3
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13 X 1 2
A D F# / Gb B 14 3
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The root position chord is shown above, frets 4 to 6, with the 4th
string mute.

A# / B D# / E G C 3 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4 2
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 3 4
G Major

G Major R 3 5

G-B-D Fingering
G C E A O O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2 1 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5 1
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7 2 2 3
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10 1 1
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 2
G C E A 12 3
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14 X 1 2
A# / B D# / E G C 15 3
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19 Optional
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The bottom chart on this page shows the root position for this
chord.

A D F# / G B 2 1 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4 4

B E G# / A C# / D 4 1
C F A D 5 2
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7 3 4

C F A D 5 X 1
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7 2 3
A Major

A Major R 3 5

A-C-E Fingering
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 X 1 2
B E G# / A C# / D 4 3
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 X 1
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8 2 3
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11 1 1
G C E A 12 2
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13 3
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17 Optional
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19
Alternative finger positions appear below.
The root position for this chord appears above, across frets 6 to
8, with the 4th string mute.

G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3 2 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4 4

A# / B D# / E G C 3 1 1 1
B E G# / A C# / D 4 2
C F A D 5 3

C F A D 5 1
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 2
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8 3 4

C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6 1
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8 2 3 4
 Chord charts included in the book
Major 7th, Minor
Major, 5th
7th, Aug., Dim, Dim-
Root (power),
7, Sus-2, Sus-4,
Minor, 7th
6th

A Y Y
A# / Bb Y Y
B Y Y
C Y Y
C# / Db Y N
D Y Y
D# / Eb Y N
E Y Y
F Y Y
F# / Gb Y N
G Y Y
G# / Ab Y N

Y: Yes, included. N: No.

Appendix A Chord creation formulas

Chord structures follow a formula. For example, the major chord

consists of the first, third, and fifth notes in sequence. For C-
major this would be the notes C, E, and G, respectively. See
Table 2, below.

MAJOR 1 3 5
- Ex.: C C E G
MINOR 1 b3 5
- Ex.: Cm C Eb G
7-TH 1 3 5 b7
- Ex.: C7 C E G Bb
Major 7-th 1 3 5 7
- Ex.: Cmaj7 C E G B
Minor 7-th 1 b3 5 b7
- Ex.: Cmin7 C Eb G Bb
Augmented 1 3 #5
- Ex.: Caug C E G#
Diminished 1 b3 b5 6
- Ex.: Cdim C Eb Gb A

Table 2. Chord structures follow a formula.

The C-minor chord moves the middle note down one-half tone;
what some would call flattened. That sequence then would be
C, D#, and E. You can see that all the minor chords are simply
major chords with the 3rd note flattened. In other words, you can
use a formula to calculate the chord sequence.
Chords that are used less frequently work the same way, using a
formula to determine which notes are included. Some examples
appear in Table 3. The suspended chords use the 1-3-5 structure,
but the 3rd note is suspended. The Csus2 replaces it with the 2nd
note, and the Csus4 replaces it with the 4th note. The C6th adds
the 6th note, so 1-3-5 becomes 1-3-5-6.

Suspended 2 1 2 5
- Ex.: Csus2 C D G
Suspended 4 1 4 5
- Ex.: Csus4 C F G
6-th 1 3 5 6
- Ex.: C6 C E G A

Table 3. Less common chord structures.

Basic Ukulele Chord Creation
- a fretboard study by V. T. Migliore
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 Ukulele
Fretboard Fret
G C E A O
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 1
A D F# / G B 2
A# / B D# / E G C 3
B E G# / A C# / D 4
C F A D 5
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 6
D G B E 7
D# / E G# / A C F 8
E A C# / D F# / G 9
F A# / B D G 10
F# / G B D# / E G# / A 11
G C E A 12
G# / A C# / D F A# / B 13
A D F# / Gb B 14
A# / B D# / E G C 15
B E G# / A C# / D 16
C F A D 17
C# / D F# / G A# / B D# / E 18
D G B E 19
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