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E♭ harmonic minor scale on ukulele

Every position of the E♭ harmonic minor scale on the ukulele, with tabs and fingering.

Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.

Spell as D♯
Notes
E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D
Formula
12♭345♭67
Steps
WHWWHW+HH

Ukulele

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

GCEA123456789101112131445♭67R2♭347R2♭345♭672♭345♭67R2♭35♭67R2♭345♭6

Position 1 tab · frets 2–5, ascending

A|-------------2-5-|
E|-------2-4-------|
C|-2-3-5-----------|
G|-----------3-----|

Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.

Chords in the E♭ harmonic minor scale

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

i E♭m E♭m(maj7) E♭ G♭ B♭
ii° Fdim Fm7♭5 F A♭ C♭
III+ G♭aug G♭maj7♯5 G♭ B♭ D
iv A♭m A♭m7 A♭ C♭ E♭
V B♭ B♭7 B♭ D F
VI C♭ C♭maj7 C♭ E♭ G♭
vii° Ddim Ddim7 D F A♭

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E♭ Harmonic Minor scale on ukulele
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