A#/Bb Melodic Minor (Classical) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A#/Bb Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on ukulele (A sharp / B flat melodic minor (classical)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb C Db Eb F G A

Notes coming down: Bb G# Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

A|--1---3---4-----|
E|--1---3---5-----|
C|--0---1---3-----|
G|--0---2---3---5-|

Coming down

A|--1---3---4-|
E|--1---2---4-|
C|--0---1---3-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Third Position

A|--3---4---6-----|
E|--3---5---6-----|
C|--1---3---5-----|
G|--2---3---5---6-|

Coming down

A|--3---4---6-|
E|--2---4---6-|
C|--1---3---5-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

A|--4---6---8-----|
E|--5---6---8-----|
C|--3---5---7-----|
G|--3---5---6---8-|

Coming down

A|--4---6---8-|
E|--4---6---8-|
C|--3---5---6-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`2 1 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 6 6`
V	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
V	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
V	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
V	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 x x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 0`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 5 3`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 0 1 0`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 0`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 0`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 0 3 0`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 0`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 3`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 0 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 0 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`2 0 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`2 0 1 x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 3`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 3 0`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 1 0`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`0 1 1 0`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 1`
VI	Gm9b5	G Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 0 3 1`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 0`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Dbaug – Eb – F – Gdim – Adim

A|1-----------4---1-----------4---1-----------4---1-----------4---|3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---|
E|1-------5-------1-------5-------1-------5-------1-------5-------|3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------|
C|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|

A|0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
E|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|
C|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

A|0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---|------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4---|
E|1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------|----1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-------|
C|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|

A|------------6---------------6---------------6---------------6---|
E|----3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-------|
C|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Dbaug – Eb – F – Gdim – Adim

A|1-------------------------------------------------------3-------|3-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
E|1-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---|3-------------------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---|
C|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
E|1-------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|3-------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
C|1---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------------------------------------------1-------|--------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|
E|1-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|--------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
C|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|1---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
E|--------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
C|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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