Transposing chords with a capo

A question about : Transposing chords with a capo

A capo being a piece metal which goes across a guitar to create a bar.

There's a song I wish to play on the ukulele which I've found here the problem being is that the chords are too difficult for me to play and would require transposing to a different key.

If I don't have a capo, how do I transpose the chords to an easier key? Thank you. There's nothing on www.chordie.com so can't tranpose that way.

Best answers:

• What do you find difficult about playing those chords on a ukulele?
  What are the open strings of your uke tuned to? Standard CGEA?
  That link shows an instruction 'Capo at 1th (!) fret', so assuming the instruction is to play an A with the capo, that will sound as a B flat.
  First line has D D Bmin D D/C# Bm Bm/A
  If you drop the C# and A bass lines
  D D Bmin D D Bm Bm etc, which with the capo is
  Eflat Eflat Cmin Eflat Eflat Cmin Cmin
  If you drop it a minor third
  C C Amin C C Am Am etc which seems fairly straightforward
• Many of those chords are quite difficult to play - that's the problem.
• If a particular chord is difficult to finger, then you need to find another inversion of the chord, and maybe transpose again to place that inversion at the lower end of the neck ....
• Are you even a ukulele player?
  Well, the F# is difficult, as it E, E Flat, Em, Bm, etc.
• I too am a beginner on uke. I also struggle with some chords. I would use google to find an easier version of this song. After all, the uke exists to make us smile and feel happy, no need for any stress. There are loads of excellent sites for lessons on you tube. Ukulenny is one of my favourites. Good luck.
• practice practice practice...
• I have been. But some of those chords are difficult with small hands.
• Yes, I am afraid the only way is to practice. Practice till your fingers get sore. If you have the will to learn you will do it.
• Dont try and play a song that is above your level, you will get very frustrated. Try to add 1 difficult chord at a time until you have mastered that one. Keep going because when you do learn it, it is very satisfying.
• I've used this:
  Chord Transposer
• To the OP
  If you find the fingering of a particular chord 'difficult', you either need to practice it more, in conjunction with others around it, maybe, or you need another inversion which is easier to play.
  Using a capo just leaves you playing the same chord 'shapes' at a higher fret.
  For a basic C major, you have open C E G and third fret C. The next inversion is E G C E, IF you use all the strings around fifth fret. You could mute one string to give you a simple triad.