C Major Chord on Concert Ukulele
Play C Major on Concert Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C Major chord is a bright, stable major triad — one of the first chords most players learn. It is built from the notes C, E, G. This page shows how to play C Major on Concert Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The G, C and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 3. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from C4 up to C5.
It has a scale around 15 inches, a little more room between frets than a soprano.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.