Ukulele scale · Major & minor
D♭ natural minor scale on ukulele
Every position of the D♭ natural minor scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is F♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭B𝄫C♭
- 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|-------------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 D♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
VI
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
VII
C♭
C♭7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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