
Whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole and a half, whole The notes of the harmonic minor scale are the same as the natural minor except that the seventh degree is raised by one semitone, making an augmented second between the sixth and seventh degrees. The pattern on ukulele is: Harmonic minor scale Whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole It uses the same sequence of notes as the corresponding major scale, but starts from a different note: it begins on the sixth degree of the major scale and proceeds step by step to the first octave of the sixth degree. This is a simple pattern that can be easily played on all the fretboard: Natural minor scaleįor each major scale, there is a corresponding natural minor scale, also called relative minor. Where whole stands for a whole tone, and half stands for a semitone. Whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half

The sequence of intervals between the notes of a major scale is: It includes five whole steps and two half steps for each octave, in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps, depending on their position in the scale.


A bit of theory and some simple patterns to easily play major and minor scales on ukulele.Ī diatonic scale is a scale composed of seven distinct pitch classes.
