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Fig. 1 · G# natural minor · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

G♯ natural minor

G♯1A♯2B♭3C♯4D♯5E♭6F♯♭7

The major scale started from its sixth degree: same seven notes, a different centre of gravity.

The same sounds spelled from the other side are A♭ natural minor.

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Written out

Fig. 2 · G# natural minor, 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

G♯WA♯HBWC♯WD♯HEWF♯WG♯

What is true of it

G♯ natural minor is G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E and F♯, and back to G♯.

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

On the same tonic, G♯ harmonic minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 29 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhD♯mminorD♯m7minor seventhEmajorEmaj7major seventhF♯majorF♯7dominant seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on G♯

G♯ harmonic minorminorG♯ melodic minorminorG♯ majormajorG♯ harmonic majormajorG♯ Dorianmode

C minC♯ minD♭ minD minD♯ minE♭ minE minF minall 374