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Fig. 1 · A major · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

A major

A1B2C♯3D4E5F♯6G♯7

The seven-note scale everything else is measured against: two whole steps, a half, three whole steps, a half.

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Written out

Fig. 2 · A major, 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

AWBWC♯HDWEWF♯WG♯HA

What is true of it

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

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

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 30 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhDmajorDmaj7major seventhEmajorE7dominant seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

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

Other scales on A

A harmonic majormajorA natural minorminorA harmonic minorminorA melodic minorminor

C majC♯ majD♭ majD majD♯ majE♭ majE majF majall 374