Ukulele scale · Major & minor
A♭ natural minor scale on ukulele
Every position of the A♭ natural minor scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is C♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of G♯ minor.
- Notes
- A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 7 positions using 4-fret box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 1–4, ascending
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
VI
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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