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C♯ natural minor scale on ukulele

Every position of the C♯ natural minor scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.

The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.

Its relative major is E major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C♯ minor.

Spell as D♭
Notes
C♯D♯EF♯G♯AB
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Ukulele

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

GCEA12345678910111213145♭6♭7R2♭345♭6R2♭345♭6♭7R♭345♭6♭7R2♭34♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7

Position 1 tab · frets 1–4, ascending

A|-------------2-4-|
E|-------2---------|
C|-1-3-4-----------|
G|---------1-2-----|

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 C♯ natural minor scale

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

i C♯m C♯m7 C♯ E G♯
ii° D♯dim D♯m7♭5 D♯ F♯ A
III E Emaj7 E G♯ B
iv F♯m F♯m7 F♯ A C♯
v G♯m G♯m7 G♯ B D♯
VI A Amaj7 A C♯ E
VII B B7 B D♯ F♯

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C♯ Natural Minor scale on ukulele
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