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B♭ natural minor scale on ukulele

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

The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.

Its relative major is D♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B♭ minor.

Spell as A♯
Notes
B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Ukulele

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

GCEA12345678910111213♭7R2♭345♭6♭72♭345♭6♭7R2♭35♭6♭7R2♭345R2♭345♭6♭7R

Position 1 tab · frets 0–3, ascending

A|-------------1-3-|
E|-------1-2-------|
C|-0-1-3-----------|
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 B♭ natural minor scale

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

i B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
ii° Cdim Cm7♭5 C E♭ G♭
III D♭ D♭maj7 D♭ F A♭
iv E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
v Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
VI G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
VII A♭ A♭7 A♭ C E♭

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B♭ Natural Minor scale on ukulele
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