Nostalgic chord progressions for ukulele

Old-time, folk-song familiarity. These progressions sound wistful and familiar, usually sit in C major, G major, F major and A minor and suit a tempo of around 96 BPM. Every chord has a ukulele diagram for standard GCEA tuning.

Generate a new nostalgic progression

4 nostalgic chord progressions to play now

A strum pattern for nostalgic 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

Nostalgic chord progressions for guitar

More moods for ukulele

• HappyBright major motion, front-porch energy
• SadMinor-led, slow to resolve
• RomanticWarm, tender, close-slow-dance
• EnergeticForward motion, driving strum
• ChillLaid-back, hammock-and-porch
• MysteriousModal shadows, minor sevenths
• DreamyFloating, soft-edged, unresolved
• TriumphantBroad, major, arms-in-the-air
• TenseCoiled, chromatic, refuses to settle
• PlayfulBouncy, skipping, a bit cheeky