Sad progression 1 in A minor
C · G · C · F
III · VII · III · VI
Aching and slow to resolve, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Sad chord progressions for ukulele
Minor-led, slow to resolve. These progressions sound aching and slow to resolve, usually sit in A minor, D minor, E minor and G minor and suit a tempo of around 66 BPM. Every chord has a ukulele diagram for standard GCEA tuning.
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Sad progression 2 in D minor
Dm · C · F7 · B♭
i · VII · V7/VI · VI
Aching and slow to resolve, a secondary dominant pulling into the next chord, a deceptive turn away from home
Sad progression 3 in E minor
Em · D · B7 · Em
i · VII · V7 · i
Aching and slow to resolve
Sad progression 4 in G minor
Gm · F · E♭ · D
i · VII · VI · V
Aching and slow to resolve, built on the Andalusian cadence stepping down to a major V, left hanging on the dominant
A strum pattern for sad songs
One bar of eighth notes. Down arrows are downstrokes, up arrows upstrokes, dots are misses: keep your hand moving through them.
↓ · ↓ · ↓ · · ·
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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
Sad chord progressions for guitar
More moods for ukulele
- HappyBright major motion, front-porch energy
- 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