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 D minor.

Notes
DEFGAB♭C
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Ukulele

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

GCEA1234567891011121345♭6♭7R2♭34♭7R2♭345♭6♭72♭345♭6♭7R2♭35♭6♭7R2♭345♭6

Position 1 tab · frets 0–3, ascending

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

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.

i Dm Dm7 D F A
ii° Edim Em7♭5 E G B♭
III F Fmaj7 F A C
iv Gm Gm7 G B♭ D
v Am Am7 A C E
VI B♭ B♭maj7 B♭ D F
VII C C7 C E G

Sounds great over

D Natural Minor scale on ukulele
Save or share this scale chart. Long-press (or right-click) the image to save it, or download the PNG.