Ukulele Chord Chart for Left Handers
Mirrored for a left-handed uke · 144 chords in 12 types · strings A–E–C–g left to right · tap to see & hear
How to play
- This chart is mirrored for left-handed players — a left-handed ukulele is strung the other way round, so the diagram is flipped. Reading left to right the strings are A – E – C – g, the opposite of a right-handed chart.
- Your right hand frets the notes and your left hand strums. The dots show which fret to press with which finger, exactly as you look down at your own instrument.
- Tap a chord to see its shape and hear it strummed across the four strings.
- The row of grey buttons picks the chord type — Common holds the twelve every beginner learns, and the rest give you all twelve roots of that type: Major, Minor, 7th, m7, maj7, 6th, m6, sus2, sus4, dim7, m7♭5 and aug. That is 144 chords in total.
- A thick bar across the diagram means a barre — lay one finger flat across those strings and press them all at once. The number on the bar is the finger to use (nearly always your index).
- Some shapes sit further up the neck. When they do, the nut disappears and a label like 5fr tells you which fret the top row of the diagram is — count up from there.
- Reading the diagram — thick bar on top is the nut; the four vertical lines are the strings g, C, E, A (left to right). Dots show where to press, and the number is the finger. ◯ = open, × = don’t play.
- Tuning is re‑entrant: the g string is higher than the C string, so the strings aren’t low‑to‑high left‑to‑right — that’s normal for a ukulele.
- Strum re‑plays it (tap the diagram too). Vol sets volume. Keyboard: Tab + Enter/Space.
- Tip 1 — C is the easiest (one finger); start there, then try Am and F. Those three plus G7 already cover a lot of songs.
- Tip 2 — if a barre chord buzzes, roll the finger slightly onto its bony side and move it closer to the fret wire. Pressing harder is rarely the fix.
Here’s a left-handed version of a ukulele playing these chords. You can listen to them and use this chord chart to find where to place your fingers. To make things go faster you can hit keys on your computer keyboard instead of interacting with the chart via tap and click on screen. It shows you a list of chord names in a grid format, plus a big visual diagram that changes as you do. So you can hear what is being played while seeing the shape.
You can view chords through two main methods from the left-hand side. The top row of buttons allow you to cycle chord types. You begin with a basic set of 12 essential shapes. By clicking one of the remaining buttons, eg. Major or Minor, you will see all the root notes available for that particular quality. Underneath those buttons is the names of the individual chords. Simply click on one of them in the grid, it will load the diagram and let you quickly strum out the chord.
How to Use the Ukulele Chord Tool
Let’s look more closely at the active chord on the large panel on the right. Here the vertical lines are the strings from left to right starting with the A string and finishing with the G string. This is how they appear if held like a left handed instrument. Numbers identify which finger goes where indicated by dots placed on the appropriate string. A thick bar spanning several strings indicate a barre chord. This requires pressing all of the shown strings with one finger. An X indicates muting the string whereas open circles indicate that it will be played open.
At any point you’re able to fire it off manually by clicking one of the Strum buttons. One sits in the controls area at the top while the other is right next to the chord diagram. When you click them they plays the chosen chord via the built in audio engine. So if you want to try out a chord without committing to playing that same shape in an entire song, this helps. Alternatively, you can just click anywhere inside the diagram itself to strum it, making it a fast option for repeating a sound quickly.
On the top control bar is the volume slider for controlling overall level. As you move the slider left and right it changes the level of the strum sounds. If you’re playing along with backing tracks or other music playing on your device, this will help keep everything in balance. It also stores your settings as you work through the session, allowing you to quickly get back to your preferred listening level.
To expand it to full-screen and really get up close and personal with all of those details, just hit the Fullscreen button in the header. It will expand the widget to fill your whole screen so that the chord diagram is even bigger and easier to read. This is especially useful if you’re viewing on a tablet or smaller screen. When the widget is expanded, the button label switches to Exit Fullscreen. You can hit that again to exit full-screen mode and go back to the normal page view once you’re finished.
To see how to read the charts, just click the How to play button. This displays a help panel that shows what each symbol means, the string order, and the finger numbers shown in the chord diagrams. You can keep this open and refer back to these tips whenever you are trying out alternative chords. Everything from correct hand positioning for good tone through to the details of reentrant tuning is covered.
The widget is accessible enough that you don’t need a mouse to get around as a keyboard user either. Use the Tab key to move between controls, type selectors, and the chord grid. Then hit Space or Enter on your keyboard once a control is selected to make the change. The buttons in the chord grid are also easy to use with arrow keys to speed up your browsing of the one hundred and forty four available chords.
From there you pick something straight forward such as an Am or C chord from the Common list. Look at where your fingers go on the diagram, listen for the sound of it, then try another kind of chord to see how they alter in shape. Then compare them by playing a major chord against the minor version of the same root to hear the difference in mood. Practice barre chords to increase familiarity and strength of playing more advanced fingerings. All the chords are listed in each key from C, B so that you can get comfortable with changes and smoother fingerings of tricky chord moves.
If you try a shape out but it doesn’t feel comfortable on your chosen string set, just jump up the neck a bit. See if there isn’t another place it works better. The movable shapes show the fret numbers so you know where to go on the widget too. It’s a great way to learn more about the fretboard and add new shapes to your collection.
To narrow the focus of your practice, try mastering a single type of chord (e.g., just majors) and then when that becomes familiar, move onto another type like minors or sevenths. Use the visual feedback to help correct your hand position before picking up the instrument. This is all prior to picking up the uke, but when you do get playing, it will help you learn faster. Spending a little bit of time getting used to how it all works will save you time in the long run.
Set the volume to a suitable level and have a bash at a couple of progressions. It’s really intuitive, so you should of feel comfortable navigating it within minutes. Have it open when practicing scales or playing along to songs for quick reference. Experiment with the different shapes and sounds it has available. And yes, it’s oriented for left hand use so the information corresponds exactly to what you see on your instrument. If you want to learn songs more quickly, trust the chord diagrams. Enjoy playing around with it.