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B♭ harmonic minor scale on ukulele

Every position of the B♭ harmonic minor scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.

Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.

Spell as A♯
Notes
B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A
Formula
12♭345♭67
Steps
WHWWHW+HH

Ukulele

Standard G C E A tuning · 7 positions using 4-fret box shapes

GCEA123456789101112137R2♭345♭62♭345♭67R2♭35♭67R2♭3457R2♭345♭67R

Position 1 tab · frets 0–3, ascending

A|-----------0-1-3-|
E|-------1-2-------|
C|-0-1-3-----------|
G|-----------------|

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 B♭ harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

i B♭m B♭m(maj7) B♭ D♭ F
ii° Cdim Cm7♭5 C E♭ G♭
III+ D♭aug D♭maj7♯5 D♭ F A
iv E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
V F F7 F A C
VI G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
vii° Adim Adim7 A C E♭

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B♭ Harmonic Minor scale on ukulele
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