Chords are where the ukulele really clicks. Learn a handful of shapes and you can play hundreds of songs, which is the whole magic of this little instrument.

This is your home for everything chords. Start by learning to read a chord diagram, get the essential beginner shapes under your fingers, then work up to bar chords and the dreaded E. If a shape is giving you trouble there are tricks to simplify it, and once the shapes feel comfortable the real skill is switching between them smoothly.

Want to look up a specific chord? The chord diagrams tool has every shape, and the chord namer tells you what you are playing. Pick a guide below and let’s get those shapes ringing.