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Fig. 1 · Bb whole tone · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

B♭ whole tone

B♭1C2D3E♯4F♯♯5G♯♯6

Six notes, every step a whole one. There are only two of these scales in all, and every note can be heard as the tonic.

The same sounds spelled from the other side are A♯ whole tone.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · Bb whole tone, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

B♭WCWDWEWF♯WG♯WB♭

What is true of it

B♭ whole tone is B♭, C, D, E, F♯ and G♯, and back to B♭.

Its steps are W – W – W – W – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 26 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CaugaugmentedDaugaugmentedEaugaugmentedF♯augaugmentedG♯augaugmentedB♭augaugmented

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 6 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on B♭

B♭ diminished (whole–half)symmetricB♭ diminished (half–whole)symmetricB♭ majormajorB♭ natural minorminorB♭ harmonic minorminor

C w.t.C♯ w.t.D♭ w.t.D w.t.D♯ w.t.E♭ w.t.E w.t.F w.t.all 374