G sharp minor pentatonic scale on ukulele
The minor pentatonic (five notes) is the most played scale among rock and blues guitarists. Easy to memorize on the neck, it works over almost every chord in the key.
On the whole neck
Position from fret 8
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
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯ (G sharp) | root |
| 2 | B | minor third |
| 3 | C♯ (C sharp) | perfect fourth |
| 4 | D♯ (D sharp) | perfect fifth |
| 5 | F♯ (F sharp) | minor seventh |
Steps between notes: W+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
Relative scale: the B major pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.