A flat melodic minor scale on ukulele

The melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th degrees of the natural minor. In jazz it is used as is, ascending and descending.

On the whole neck

GCEAGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FGD♭E♭FGA♭B♭C♭FGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭0123456789101112
GCEAGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FGD♭E♭FGA♭B♭C♭FGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 7

GCEAE♭FGA♭B♭C♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭7891011
GCEAE♭FGA♭B♭C♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭7891011

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1A♭ (A flat)root
2B♭ (B flat)major second
3C♭ (C flat)minor third
4D♭ (D flat)perfect fourth
5E♭ (E flat)perfect fifth
6Fmajor sixth
7Gmajor seventh

Steps between notes: W – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)

A variant of the G sharp natural minor scale.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. A♭mi
  2. B♭mii
  3. C♭augIII+
  4. D♭IV
  5. E♭V
  6. Fdimvi°
  7. Gdimvii°

Other A♭ scales

The same scale in other keys