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E♭ natural minor scale on ukulele

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

The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.

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

Spell as D♯
Notes
E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Ukulele

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

GCEA123456789101112131445♭6♭7R2♭34♭7R2♭345♭6♭72♭345♭6♭7R2♭35♭6♭7R2♭345♭6

Position 1 tab · frets 1–4, ascending

A|-----------1-2-4-|
E|-----1-2---------|
C|-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 E♭ natural minor scale

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

i E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
ii° Fdim Fm7♭5 F A♭ C♭
III G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
iv A♭m A♭m7 A♭ C♭ E♭
v B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
VI C♭ C♭maj7 C♭ E♭ G♭
VII D♭ D♭7 D♭ F A♭

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E♭ Natural Minor scale on ukulele
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