B 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

GCEAGAB♭CD♭E♭FGCD♭E♭FGAB♭CFGAB♭CD♭E♭AB♭CD♭E♭FGA0123456789101112

Position from fret 9

GCEAFGAB♭CD♭D♭E♭FGAB♭910111213

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

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1B♭ (B flat)root
2Cmajor second
3D♭ (D flat)minor third
4E♭ (E flat)perfect fourth
5Fperfect fifth
6Gmajor sixth
7Amajor seventh

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

A variant of the B flat natural minor scale.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. B♭mi
  2. Cmii
  3. D♭augIII+
  4. E♭IV
  5. FV
  6. Gdimvi°
  7. Adimvii°

Other B♭ scales

The same scale in other keys