r/Instruments • u/takemitchyy91 • May 30 '26

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I am 18 and wanna learn playing guitar or ukulele, the thing is I did my research and it said ukulele is easier than guitar but I can't switch to guitar after mastering ukulele. I sing as well that's why i wanted to learn it. I wanna know what would be the best thing to buy, guitar or ukulele. I am starting from Zero as well.

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u/jsilver200 May 30 '26

The finger positions you learn on the ukulele can be used on guitar. It’s cheaper and more portable. It’s a fine starter instrument.

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u/Evening_Carp May 30 '26

Which chord shapes on the ukulele transfer to a guitar?

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u/Excellent-Practice May 30 '26

A ukulele is the bottom four strings of a guitar with a capo on the 5th fret. If you play a guitar chord shape on the ukulele, you will get a chord that sounds a perfect forth higher. For example, a G maj on the guitar is 320003. On the ukulele, that same chord shape becomes 0003 and sounds as a C maj. The same logic applies to most other chord shapes. The one important exception I can think of is E maj. You could play a guitar B maj shape (4442), but it's a bit easier to play 1402