Bb Whole tone Ukulele Scale - Slack-key

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

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Diagram/Chart

Staff Line Notation

Scale details

  • Type : Hexatonic
  • Number of notes : 6
  • Formula : 1,2,3,#4,#5,#6
  • Notes : B♭, C, D, E, G♭, A♭
  • Intervals : W,W,W,W,W,W
  • Degrees : B♭ (I - tonic), C (II - supertonic), D (III - mediant), E (IV - subdominant), G♭ (V - dominant), A♭ (VI - submediant)
  • Chords that fit :
    Caug, C-5, C7-5, C7maj5, Daug, D-5, D7-5, D7maj5, Eaug, E-5, E7-5, E7maj5, Gbaug, Gb-5, Gb7-5, Gb7maj5, Abaug, Ab-5, Ab7-5, Ab7maj5, Bbaug, Bb-5, Bb7-5, Bb7maj5,

Scale Positions

You'll find below the 5 different positions/shapes of the Bb Whole tone Uke scale in Slack-key Tuning (gCEG), along with their ascending tab patterns.

Position #1

Position #2

Position #3

Position #4

Position #5

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