ukulele scale
G♯ major pentatonic
G♯1A♯2B♯3D♯5E♯6
The major scale without its two half steps. Five notes, and no pair of them a half step apart.
The same sounds spelled from the other side are A♭ major pentatonic.
Written out
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
G♯WA♯WB♯W+HD♯WE♯W+HG♯
What is true of it
G♯ major pentatonic is G♯, A♯, B♯, D♯ and E♯, and back to G♯.
Its steps are W – W – W+H – W – W+H, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 21 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on G♯
G♯ minor pentatonicpentatonicG♯ bluespentatonicG♯ major bluespentatonicG♯ majormajorG♯ natural minorminorG♯ harmonic minorminor
C maj pentC♯ maj pentD♭ maj pentD maj pentD♯ maj pentE♭ maj pentE maj pentF maj pentall 374