Guitar & Ukulele
Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your chord vocabulary, these resources will help you on your journey. Take your time, practice regularly, and most importantly — have fun making music!
What You'll Find Here
🎸 Guitar
Getting Started
🎼 Guitar Fingerboard & Tuning
The notes on the fingerboard and how to tune 🎵 Which Bass String to Use
A guide to choosing the right bass note
The notes on the fingerboard and how to tune 🎵 Which Bass String to Use
A guide to choosing the right bass note
Chord Charts
📄 Guitar Chords 1
D, A7, G, Em, C, Am, G7, A, E & D7 📄 Guitar Chords 2
Lots of 7ths, Dm, 'Wonderwall' types 📄 Guitar Chords 3
Power chords & other useful shapes 📄 Guitar Chords 4
F's, B minors & B flats 📄 Guitar Chords 1, 2, 3 & 4
All four pages combined 📄 Barre Chords
Master the moveable chord shapes
D, A7, G, Em, C, Am, G7, A, E & D7 📄 Guitar Chords 2
Lots of 7ths, Dm, 'Wonderwall' types 📄 Guitar Chords 3
Power chords & other useful shapes 📄 Guitar Chords 4
F's, B minors & B flats 📄 Guitar Chords 1, 2, 3 & 4
All four pages combined 📄 Barre Chords
Master the moveable chord shapes
Right Hand Picking Patterns
👆 Picking Patterns - 2, 4 & 8 Time
Right hand patterns for common time signatures 👆 Picking Patterns - 3 & 6 Time
Right hand patterns for waltz time and jigs
Right hand patterns for common time signatures 👆 Picking Patterns - 3 & 6 Time
Right hand patterns for waltz time and jigs
Alternative Tunings
🔧 Alternative Tunings Overview
Different ways to tune your guitar 📄 Drop D Tuning Chords
Chords for DADGBE tuning 📄 DADGAD Tuning Chords
The classic Celtic guitar tuning 📄 Open G Tuning Chords 1
First set of Open G chord shapes 📄 Open G Tuning Chords 2
More Open G chord shapes 📄 Open D Tuning Chords
Chord shapes for Open D tuning
Different ways to tune your guitar 📄 Drop D Tuning Chords
Chords for DADGBE tuning 📄 DADGAD Tuning Chords
The classic Celtic guitar tuning 📄 Open G Tuning Chords 1
First set of Open G chord shapes 📄 Open G Tuning Chords 2
More Open G chord shapes 📄 Open D Tuning Chords
Chord shapes for Open D tuning
🎸 Left-Handed Guitar
🎼 Left-Handed Fingerboard & Tuning
The notes for left-handed players 📄 Left-Handed Chords 1
D, A7, G, Em, C, Am, G7, A, E & D7 📄 Left-Handed Chords 2
7ths, Dm, 'Wonderwall' types 📄 Left-Handed Chords 3
Power chords & other stuff 📄 Left-Handed Chords 4
F's, B minors & B flats 📄 Left-Handed Chords 1-4 Combined
All four pages in one document
The notes for left-handed players 📄 Left-Handed Chords 1
D, A7, G, Em, C, Am, G7, A, E & D7 📄 Left-Handed Chords 2
7ths, Dm, 'Wonderwall' types 📄 Left-Handed Chords 3
Power chords & other stuff 📄 Left-Handed Chords 4
F's, B minors & B flats 📄 Left-Handed Chords 1-4 Combined
All four pages in one document
🪕 Ukulele
🎼 Ukulele Fingerboard
The notes on the ukulele fingerboard 📄 Basic Ukulele Chords
Essential chords for GCEA tuning 📄 GCEA Chord Library
Comprehensive chord reference for standard tuning 📄 ADF#B Chord Library
Chord reference for baritone/alternative tuning 👆 Strumming Patterns
Common ukulele strumming patterns 📝 Blank Uke Music & TAB Paper
For writing out your own arrangements
The notes on the ukulele fingerboard 📄 Basic Ukulele Chords
Essential chords for GCEA tuning 📄 GCEA Chord Library
Comprehensive chord reference for standard tuning 📄 ADF#B Chord Library
Chord reference for baritone/alternative tuning 👆 Strumming Patterns
Common ukulele strumming patterns 📝 Blank Uke Music & TAB Paper
For writing out your own arrangements
🎸 Bass Guitar & Bass Ukulele
🎼 Bass Fingerboard
Full fingerboard for bass guitar & bass uke 📄 Bass Ukulele - First Notes
Getting started on bass uke
Full fingerboard for bass guitar & bass uke 📄 Bass Ukulele - First Notes
Getting started on bass uke
🎶 Appalachian Dulcimer
📋 Blank Charts
🔄 Transposing
Need to change the key of a song? Use this handy chart:
Looking for songs to play? Check out the Songs section for over 2,500 songs with chords and lyrics!
All material by Pete Shaw is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License and may be freely downloaded and copied for amateur use.