G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (2024)

The key of G major has one sharp. For reference, here are the notes in the G major scale:

  • G
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F Sharp

All the chords in the key of G major are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.

  • G Major
  • A Minor
  • B Minor
  • C Major
  • D Major
  • E Minor
  • F Sharp Diminished

Note: In this article I’m using ukulele chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the ukulele chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

I Chord — G Major or G Major Seventh

The first chord (I) in the key of G major is the G major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G major chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (1)

The G major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the I chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the G major seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (2)

ii Chord — A Minor or A Minor Seventh

The second chord (ii) in the key of G major is the A minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A minor chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (3)

The A minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the ii chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the A minor seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (4)

iii Chord — B Minor or B Minor Seventh

The third chord (iii) in the key of G major is the B minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B minor chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (5)

The B minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iii chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the B minor seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (6)

IV Chord — C Major or C Major Seventh

The fourth chord (IV) in the key of G major is the C major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C major chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (7)

The C major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the IV chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the C major seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (8)

V Chord — D Major or D Dominant Seventh

The fifth chord (V) in the key of G major is the D major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D major chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (9)

The D dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the V chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the D dominant seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (10)

vi Chord — E Minor or E Minor Seventh

The sixth chord (vi) in the key of G major is the E minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E minor chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (11)

The E minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the vi chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the E minor seventh chord.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (12)

viidim Chord — F Sharp Diminished or F Sharp Minor Seventh Flat Five

The seventh chord (viidim) in the key of G major is the F sharp diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F sharp diminished chord on ukulele.

G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (13)

The F sharp minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the viidim chord in the key of G major. Below is my favorite way to play the F sharp minor seventh flat five chord.

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Chord Progressions in the Key of G Major

Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of G Major that you can experiment with. I have included ukulele tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.

1. G Major, C Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2---

2. G Major, D Major, E Minor, C Major

A| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----3---3---
E| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---
C| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----0---0---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---

3. G Major, C Major, G Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----3---3-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---

4. G Major, B Minor, C Major, E Minor

A| --2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2---
E| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---
C| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----4---4---
G| --0---0-----4---4-----0---0-----0---0---

5. E Minor, C Major, G Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----2---2---
C| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---

6. C Major, G Major, D Major, G Major

A| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
E| --0---0-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
C| --0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0---

7. G Major, E Minor, C Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---

8. A Minor, D Major, G Major, E Minor

A| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
E| --0---0-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
C| --0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---

9. G Major, C Major, E Minor, D Major

A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---

10. G Major, A Minor, B Minor, C Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---

11. G Major, C Major, A Minor, D Major

A| --2---2-----3---3-----0---0-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---

12. G Major, D Major, E Minor, B Minor, C Major, G Major, C Major, D Major

A| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
E| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----3---3-----0---0-----2---2---
C| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----4---4-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
G Major Ukulele Chords and Chord Progressions – Sound Goblin (2024)

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