Bb Dominant 7 Scale — Ukulele
Bb Dominant 7 on ukulele: notes Bb, D, F, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus a minor 7th — tension that wants to resolve, at the heart of blues and jazz dominant chords.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 7 D (3), fret 10 F (5).
- C string: fret 2 D (3), fret 5 F (5), fret 8 Ab (flat 7), fret 10 Bb (root).
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 10 D (3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 5 D (3), fret 8 F (5), fret 11 Ab (flat 7).
Notes in the Bb dominant 7 scale
The Bb dominant 7 scale contains 4 notes: Bb, D, F, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| 3 | D |
| 5 | F |
| b7 | Ab |
Bb dominant 7 on ukulele
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.