Ukulele scale · Major & minor

D♭ major scale on ukulele

Every position of the D♭ major scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

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

Spell as C♯
Notes
D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C
Formula
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Steps
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Ukulele

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

GCEA12345678910111213567R23457R234567R34567R2367R23456

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 D♭ major scale

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

I D♭ D♭maj7 D♭ F A♭
ii E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
iii Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
IV G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
V A♭ A♭7 A♭ C E♭
vi B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
vii° Cdim Cm7♭5 C E♭ G♭

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D♭ Major scale on ukulele
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