ukulele scale
B natural minor
B1C♯2D♭3E4F♯5G♭6A♭7
The major scale started from its sixth degree: same seven notes, a different centre of gravity.
Written out
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
BWC♯HDWEWF♯HGWAWB
What is true of it
B natural minor is B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G and A, and back to B.
Its steps are W – H – W – W – H – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, B harmonic 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
C♯dimdiminishedC♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhDmajorDmaj7major seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.