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

The G 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: G A Bb C D E F#

Notes coming down: G F Eb D C Bb A

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

A|--5---7---9-|
E|--5---6---8-|
C|--4---6---7-|
G|--5---7---9-|

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`
II	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
II	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
II	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
II	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 2 2 1`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 2 1`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 2 2 x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`3 2 2 1`
IV	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
IV	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
V	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
V	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
V	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
V	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 0 1`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 3 1`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 0 1`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 3 1`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 2 2 1`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 2 2 x`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x 2 2 1`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`3 2 2 1`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 2 2 1`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`3 0 0 1`
V	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
V	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
V	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 3`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 1`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 2 0 1`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`2 2 2 1`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`2 0 3 1`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`3 0 3 0`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`2 0 2 1`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 2 1`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 0 1`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 0 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 2 0 1`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`3 2 0 3`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`2 2 0 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`0 2 2 1`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`0 2 2 x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 2 2 1`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`3 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 2 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`2 0 3 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

A|5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---|
E|6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---|0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------|
C|7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7---|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
G|3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

A|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7---5---3---|0-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
E|6---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|0-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
C|7---------------------------------------------------------------|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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