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Fig. 1 · G major · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

G major

G1A2B3C4D5E6F♯7

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

on guitaron pianothe key signature

Written out

Fig. 2 · G 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

GWAWBHCWDWEWF♯HG

What is true of it

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

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

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 32 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmaj7major seventhDmajorD7dominant seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhF♯dimdiminishedF♯m7♭5half-diminished seventh

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

Other scales on G

G harmonic majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminorG melodic minorminor

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