Ukulele D Chord Finger Placement

In the example on the right you can see an a major chord.

Ukulele d chord finger placement. This is the ukulele chord tutorials for beginners video series. Ukulele tab the four lines represent the strings as if the ukulele is facing you that is the g string at the bottom and the a string at the top. The ukulele chord fingering chart is included in our book essential chords for guitar mandolin ukulele and banjo. If you have a soprano sized ukulele then it can be a bit of a squeeze.

Ukulele fingering charts for each position of the seven chords major minor and seventh set up in a vertical format for easy reading and putting in your jam notebook. If you are holding the neck with your thumb wrapped around and the neck is resting in the crook of your thumb you might find it hard to get your fingers in position. As you can see the d chord on the ukulele involves holding down three strings all at the second fret. Playing the d minor dm ukulele chord.

The simplest way to play the d minor chord is to leave the first string open place your first finger on the second string at the first fret and your second finger and third fingers on the third and fourth strings at the second fret. Use your index finger to hold the e string at the first fret. Learn more ukulele chords with 3 months of unlimited access to fender play for free no credit card required. The chord diagram looks like this.

In today s video we are learning how to play d chord with the pro. D major chord on ukulele. Another example would be moving from g to e minor. So how should you place your fingers.

G to e minor. First of all have a look at your left hand position. The little circle o at the top of the e and a strings means that you have to play that string open i e. For one thing you have to use two fingers to play it but more importantly you need to reach over other strings to fret.

You play the g string at the second fret with your middle finger and the c string at the first fret with your index finger. The c and a strings are open and so you don t need to do anything with those. Here s what you do. 4 pinky finger.

Open position v1 the d chord can conveniently be played in open position meaning it utilizes open strings that you don t even have to press down on the fretboard. The chord name is written at the top the dots show where to put your fingers and the number at the bottom shows you which finger to use. Use your middle finger to fret the g string at the second fret. A small change in finger position has resulted in a much simpler transition between 3 chords.

Db eb e f gb g a ddim db ebdim d edim eb fdim e scales related to this chord selection of famous scales you can play on a d chord to improvise great solos on your uke. Not place a finger on it.