C Melodic Minor (Classical) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on ukulele: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: C D Eb F G A B

Notes coming down: C A# Ab G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

A|--3---5---6-----|
E|--3---5---7-----|
C|--2---3---5-----|
G|--2---4---5---7-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
II	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
II	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
II	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 3 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`4 3 3 2`
IV	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
IV	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
IV	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
IV	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
V	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 x x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 0`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 5 3`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 3`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 2`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 1 2`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`4 2 1 2`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 0 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 0 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 3 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 2 3 x`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 0`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
V	G7	G B D F	`4 2 1 2`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 0 3 0`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 0`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 3`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 0`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 2 3 2`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 2 3 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`4 2 3 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`4 2 3 x`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 3 1 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 3 0`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 1 0`
V	G9	G B D F A	`0 2 1 0`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
V	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
V	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
VI	Am9b5	A C Eb G B	`2 0 3 2`
VI	Am9b5	A C Eb G B	`x 0 3 2`
VI	Am9b5	A C Eb G B	`2 3 3 2`
VI	Am9b5	A C Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 2`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 2`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Dm – Ebaug – F – G – Adim – Bdim

A|3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|
E|3-------7-------3-------7-------3-------7-------3-------7-------|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|
C|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

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

A|2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---|------------6---------------6---------------6---------------6---|
E|3---1---5-------3---1---5-------3---1---5-------3---1---5-------|----3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-------|
C|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Cm – Dm – Ebaug – F – G – Adim – Bdim

A|3-------------------------------------------------------5-------|0-------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
E|3-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---8---7---8-------8---|1-------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
C|3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|2---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|2-------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|--------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|
E|3-------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|--------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------|
C|2---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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