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Fig. 1 · B minor pentatonic · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

B minor pentatonic

B1D♭3E4F♯5A♭7

Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · B minor pentatonic, 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

BW+HDWEWF♯W+HAWB

What is true of it

B minor pentatonic is B, D, E, F♯ and A, and back to B.

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 22 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

DmajorBmminorBm7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on B

B major pentatonicpentatonicB bluespentatonicB major bluespentatonicB majormajorB natural minorminorB harmonic minorminor

C min pentC♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF min pentall 374