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Fig. 1 · A harmonic minor · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

A harmonic minor

A1B2C♭3D4E5F♭6G♯7

Natural minor with the seventh raised, which buys a leading note and pays for it with a step and a half between the sixth and seventh.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · A harmonic 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

AWBHCWDWEHFW+HG♯HA

What is true of it

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

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

On the same tonic, A natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CaugaugmentedDmminorDdimdiminishedDm7minor seventhDm7♭5half-diminished seventhEmajorEaugaugmentedE7dominant seventh

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

Other scales on A

A natural minorminorA melodic minorminorA majormajorA harmonic majormajorA Dorianmode

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