Guitar to Ukulele Chord Converter

Convert guitar chords to ukulele chords: paste a guitar song to get the same song with ukulele chord shapes, or see what your guitar shapes become on a ukulele (and back).

Paste a guitar song or chords

Same chords in G major: below are the ukulele shapes for each one.

Same song (chord names unchanged)

G           C        G
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
     G       Em          D
That saved a wretch like me!

Ukulele chord shapes

G
C
Em
D

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How to convert a song

Choose the direction. Guitar → Ukulele or Ukulele → Guitar.
Choose the method. Same key keeps the chord names, so you can play along with the original recording. Same finger shapes shows what your usual shapes become on the other instrument.
Paste the song. Paste a song with chords above the lyrics or in [brackets], or just a list of chords.
Play from the diagrams. Each chord of the song is shown as a diagram for the other instrument.

Guitar shapes on a ukulele: conversion chart

Play these guitar shapes on the ukulele's four strings and you get the chord on the right. Every chord moves up a perfect 4th (5 semitones).

Guitar shape	G	C	D	A	E	Em	Am	Dm	G7	D7	E7	Cmaj7
On ukulele	C	F	G	D	A	Am	Dm	Gm	C7	G7	A7	Fmaj7

Why a 4th?

A guitar's top four strings are D, G, B and E. A ukulele in standard tuning is G, C, E and A: each string is 5 semitones (a perfect 4th) higher. The finger shapes are the same; the notes are a 4th higher, so the chord names are too.

Easiest keys on ukulele

The I, IV, V and vi chords of these major keys have the easiest ukulele shapes (ranked from our checked chord shapes):

Key	I IV V vi	Difficulty
C major	C F G Am	easy
G major	G C D Em	easy
D major	D G A Bm	easy
A major	A D E F♯m	easy
F major	F B♭ C Dm	easy
B♭ major	B♭ E♭ F Gm	easy

Song in another key? Move it into one of these with the chord transposer, or use a capo: the capo calculator works for ukulele too.

Tips for guitarists picking up a ukulele

Four strings, fewer notes

A ukulele chord has at most four notes, so big chords lose a note (usually the 5th). They still sound right in a song.

The high G string

Standard ukulele tuning is "re-entrant": the G string is higher than the C string. That gives the ukulele its bright sound, and it is why the lowest note of a ukulele chord is often not its root.

Some chords swap difficulty

F is a barre chord on guitar but easy on ukulele (2010). E is easy on guitar but awkward on ukulele. If a song is full of hard ukulele chords, try a different key.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert guitar chords to ukulele?

Keep the chord names and use ukulele shapes for them: a G chord is still G, you just finger it differently (0232 on ukulele). Paste the song above with "Same key" selected to see every chord as a ukulele diagram.

Can I play guitar chord shapes on a ukulele?

Yes. A ukulele (G C E A) is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar (D G B E) moved up a perfect 4th, so the guitar shape you know makes a chord 5 semitones higher: the G shape gives C, the D shape gives G, the E shape gives A. Choose "Same finger shapes" to see the new names.

Why does the same shape have a different name on ukulele?

Because the strings are tuned to different notes. Each ukulele string is a perfect 4th higher than the matching guitar string, so every shape sounds a 4th higher and gets that chord's name.

What about a baritone ukulele?

A baritone ukulele is tuned D G B E, the same as the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes keep their names. Use guitar chord diagrams and leave out the two lowest strings.

How do I convert ukulele chords to guitar?

Choose Ukulele → Guitar. With "Same key" the chord names stay and you get guitar diagrams. With "Same finger shapes" you see what your ukulele shapes give on a guitar's top four strings: 5 semitones lower (the ukulele C shape is a G on guitar).

What are the easiest keys for ukulele?

Using our checked ukulele shapes, the easiest major keys (by the I, IV, V and vi chords) are C major, G major, D major, A major. For other keys, a capo or the chord transposer can move the song to one of these.

Last updated: October 12, 2026