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B Natural Minor Scale on Ukulele

Diagram, notes, and audio for the B Natural Minor scale on ukulele. Free in your browser.

B Natural Minor357912GABC#DEF#GC#DEF#GABEF#GABC#DEABC#DEF#GA1234
Notes
BC#DEF#GA
Intervals
1P2M3m4P5P6m7m
Scale type
B Natural Minor

About B Natural Minor on ukulele

The B Natural Minor on ukulele is one of the most rewarding scales to learn early. The scale's character is sad, introspective, and folk-like, which is why it shows up in so many genres. Run through B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A once aloud — that is the full set, and every other note is outside the scale.

Ukulele players usually start the scale on the C string (string 3) and stay in first position for the full octave before shifting up. From a music-theory angle the scale's interval pattern matters more than the note names — start on a different root and you still hear the same flavour. Save this page and come back to it whenever you need a reference for B in this scale type.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B Natural Minor scale?
The B Natural Minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. That is 7 pitch classes, played in that order from the root upward.
What does Natural Minor mean in music theory?
Natural Minor is seven notes built from a fixed pattern of whole and half steps. The interval pattern is the same in every key — choosing B as the root just shifts every pitch up or down without changing the scale's character.
How do I practise B Natural Minor on ukulele?
Start with the diagram on this page, play the notes slowly ascending and descending, then add a metronome at a comfortable tempo. Once the fingering is automatic, try improvising short phrases that always land back on B.

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Instrument
Root
Scale type
B Natural Minor357912GABC#DEF#GC#DEF#GABEF#GABC#DEABC#DEF#GA1234
Scale
B Natural Minor
Notes
BC#DEF#GA
Intervals
1P2M3m4P5P6m7m
Slug
/scales/ukulele/b-minor/

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