G Minor Blues Scale — Ukulele
G Minor Blues on ukulele: notes G, Bb, C, Db, D, F — free scale chart, no sign-up. Minor pentatonic plus a b5 "blue note" passing tone between the 4th and 5th — the sound of blues, blues-rock, and jazz-blues phrasing.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 0 G (root), fret 3 Bb (flat 3), fret 5 C (4), fret 6 Db (flat 5), fret 7 D (5), fret 10 F (flat 7), fret 12 G (root).
- C string: fret 0 C (4), fret 1 Db (flat 5), fret 2 D (5), fret 5 F (flat 7), fret 7 G (root), fret 10 Bb (flat 3), fret 12 C (4).
- E string: fret 1 F (flat 7), fret 3 G (root), fret 6 Bb (flat 3), fret 8 C (4), fret 9 Db (flat 5), fret 10 D (5).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (flat 3), fret 3 C (4), fret 4 Db (flat 5), fret 5 D (5), fret 8 F (flat 7), fret 10 G (root).
Notes in the G minor blues scale
The G minor blues scale contains 6 notes: G, Bb, C, Db, D, F. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 4 · b5 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | G |
| b3 | Bb |
| 4 | C |
| b5 | Db |
| 5 | D |
| b7 | F |
G minor blues 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.