Ukulele chord progressions

Chord progressions for ukulele by mood and genre, each with fingering diagrams for standard GCEA tuning, a strum pattern and playback. Pick a feeling below, or let the generator compose a new one for you.

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By mood

• Happy chord progressionsBright major motion, front-porch energy
• Sad chord progressionsMinor-led, slow to resolve
• Romantic chord progressionsWarm, tender, close-slow-dance
• Energetic chord progressionsForward motion, driving strum
• Chill chord progressionsLaid-back, hammock-and-porch
• Mysterious chord progressionsModal shadows, minor sevenths
• Nostalgic chord progressionsOld-time, folk-song familiarity
• Dreamy chord progressionsFloating, soft-edged, unresolved
• Triumphant chord progressionsBroad, major, arms-in-the-air
• Tense chord progressionsCoiled, chromatic, refuses to settle
• Playful chord progressionsBouncy, skipping, a bit cheeky

By genre

• Pop chord progressionsFour-chord loops, big hooks
• R&B chord progressionsSmooth, slow-moving, lots of colour
• Lo-fi chord progressionsJazzy seventh loops, slow and warm
• Reggaetón chord progressionsMinor four-chord loop over a dembow pulse
• Latin pop chord progressionsBright loops with a montuno lilt
• K-pop chord progressionsMaximal pop, key lifts and borrowed colour
• Indie chord progressionsModal, jangly, a little off-centre
• Alt rock chord progressionsRiff-led and minor-leaning, ♭VII and ♭VI bite
• Bedroom pop chord progressionsHazy maj7 loops, soft and close
• Singer-songwriter chord progressionsFingerpicked, lyric-first, room to breathe
• Country chord progressionsBoom-chick, I IV V, walking bass
• Música mexicana chord progressionsCorrido and banda, a vals lilt in three
• Blues chord progressionsDominant sevenths, 12-bar turnarounds
• Folk chord progressionsFingerpicked, modal, story-telling
• Reggae chord progressionsOff-beat skank, nothing on the one
• Pop punk chord progressionsSingalong four-chord choruses, all downstrokes
• Gospel chord progressionsPassing dominants, plagal amens

Famous progressions

The I V vi IV loop, the Andalusian cadence, the Pachelbel bass line and twenty more are explained, with chords in every common key, on the common chord progressions page.

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