G Major Ukulele Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth.

Ukulele

Strings 0–2–3–2

How to play the G Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–2–3–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open

3rd string (C) Fret 2 · index finger

2nd string (E) Fret 3 · ring finger

1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger