C Harmonic minor Ukulele Scale

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Standard Tuning (gCEA).
View this scale in: G-Tuning (DGBE)D-Tuning (ADF#B)Slack-key Tuning (gCEG)

The minor harmonic scale is a minor scale with a seventh major, and an interval of one and a half tones between the minor sixth and the major seventh. Instead of the Bb as the seventh, here we raise it to a B. This gives it the very recognizable sound of “middle eastern” music. In fact, this scale was once known as the Mohammedan scale.

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Diagram/Chart

Staff Line Notation

Scale details

  • Type : Harmonic minor
  • Number of notes : 7
  • Formula : 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7
  • Notes : C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B
  • Intervals : W,H,W,W,H,WH,H
  • Degrees : C (I - tonic), D (II - supertonic), E♭ (III - mediant), F (IV - subdominant), G (V - dominant), A♭ (VI - submediant), B (VII - leading tone)

Scale Positions

You'll find below the 5 different positions/shapes of the C Harmonic minor Uke scale in Standard Tuning (gCEA), along with their ascending tab patterns.

Position #1

Position #2

Position #3

Position #4

Position #5

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