Happy progression 1 in C major
C · F · E7 · Am
I · IV · V7/vi · vi
Bright and forward-leaning, a secondary dominant pulling into the next chord, a deceptive turn away from home
Happy chord progressions for ukulele
Bright major motion, front-porch energy. These progressions sound bright and forward-leaning, usually sit in C major, G major, D major and F major and suit a tempo of around 120 BPM. Every chord has a ukulele diagram for standard GCEA tuning.
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Happy progression 2 in G major
G · D · G · Em
I · V · I · vi
Bright and forward-leaning, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Happy progression 3 in D major
D · Bm · G · D
I · vi · IV · I
Bright and forward-leaning, a soft plagal landing
Happy progression 4 in F major
F · B♭ · C · B♭
I · IV · V · IV
Bright and forward-leaning, built on the three chord I IV V turnaround, open ended, built to loop straight back round
A strum pattern for happy songs
One bar of eighth notes. Down arrows are downstrokes, up arrows upstrokes, dots are misses: keep your hand moving through them.
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How to use these progressions
Play each chord for the length shown, repeat the loop, and hum or sing over it until a melody turns up. The Roman numerals under each progression name the chords by their place in the key, so the same pattern works in any key: open it in the generator and change the key to suit your voice. Chord progressions are not covered by copyright, so anything you write over them is yours.
Same mood on guitar
Happy chord progressions for guitar
More moods for ukulele
- SadMinor-led, slow to resolve
- RomanticWarm, tender, close-slow-dance
- EnergeticForward motion, driving strum
- ChillLaid-back, hammock-and-porch
- MysteriousModal shadows, minor sevenths
- NostalgicOld-time, folk-song familiarity
- DreamyFloating, soft-edged, unresolved
- TriumphantBroad, major, arms-in-the-air
- TenseCoiled, chromatic, refuses to settle
- PlayfulBouncy, skipping, a bit cheeky