D 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

GCEAGABC♯DEFGC♯DEFGABEFGABC♯DEABC♯DEFGA0123456789101112

Position from fret 1

GCEAABC♯DEFFGABC♯D12345

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
1Droot
2Emajor second
3Fminor third
4Gperfect fourth
5Aperfect fifth
6Bmajor sixth
7C♯ (C sharp)major seventh

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

A variant of the D natural minor scale.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. Dmi
  2. Emii
  3. FaugIII+
  4. GIV
  5. AV
  6. Bdimvi°
  7. C♯dimvii°

Other D scales

The same scale in other keys