Natural minor scale in A on ukulele
Natural minor scale in A: A, B, C, D, E, F and G, the degrees 1–2–b3–4–5–b6–b7. The box shown is in open position, from the open strings up to fret 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 4th string, fret 2, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift.
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G reshuffles the pattern — the scale climbs and falls in compact regions. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.
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Open strings and frets 1 to 4, 4 strings. Root (A): string 4, fret 2 and string 1 open.
- String 4 (G): open, G, flat seventh; fret 2, A, root, finger 2; fret 4, B, second, finger 4
- String 3 (C): open, C, flat third; fret 2, D, fourth, finger 2; fret 4, E, fifth, finger 4
- String 2 (E): open, E, fifth; fret 1, F, flat sixth, finger 1; fret 3, G, flat seventh, finger 3
- String 1 (A): open, A, root; fret 2, B, second, finger 2; fret 3, C, flat third, finger 3
In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree; 1 is the tonic, highlighted.