D Minor scale on ukulele
The D Minor scale across the gCEA ukulele neck — notes D E F G A B♭ C — on a tap-to-hear fretboard, with the formula and how it sounds. Free.
The scale on the neck
Here's D Minor over the first 12 frets of the ukulele (standard gCEA tuning). The pink notes are the root; tap any note to hear it, or play the whole scale ascending.
Press Make it interactive and the same scale opens on a ukulele neck — all 15 frets, the low-G and baritone tunings, and each note labelled by its interval from the root (R, 2, ♭3…) instead of by name. The numbers are the same in every key, so what you learn here transposes straight to G or E. (Note: the root shows there as R.)
Standard gCEA high-g tuning (soprano, concert, and high-g tenor). The g string is re-entrant — a high note, not a bass — so scale runs cross strings differently than on guitar. Because g is high, ukulele scales are usually played as a box across all four strings rather than one long run up a single string: look for the nearest lit note on an adjacent string. Baritone (DGBE) uses different shapes.
The notes
Each note is labelled with its scale degree. The formula (1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7) is the scale's fingerprint — identical in every key.
How it's built & how it sounds
D Minor is the natural minor scale — the 6th mode of the major scale (“Aeolian”). What makes it different: The major scale with a flat 3rd, 6th and 7th (♭3 ♭6 ♭7). It shares every note with its relative major — the major scale that starts three semitones higher — it just treats a different note as home.
The sound: Dark, serious, sad — the default “minor” sound. Where you'll hear it: Minor-key pop, rock ballads, folk laments and film scores — anywhere music needs weight or melancholy.
Minor on other roots
Other scales on D ukulele
Play guitar too? See D Minor on guitar · ukulele chords.
Scales and their formulas are shared facts of music theory. The fretboard and audio are generated by ThunderFret's own engine — no tabs or recordings are reproduced.
See D Minor on the full neck inside the tool — it opens on ukulele, with every note labelled by its interval, and you can hear a note at a time or the whole scale. Free.
Open D Minor in the toolFrequently asked
What notes are in the D Minor scale on ukulele?
D Minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C. On a standard gCEA ukulele they appear all across the neck.
How do I play D Minor on ukulele?
Use the fretboard above — each lit note is in the scale. Because the ukulele's g string is re-entrant (a high note, not a bass), the notes don't climb in a straight line like a guitar; the map shows exactly where each one sits.
What is the formula for the minor scale?
1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 — the step pattern W–H–W–W–H–W–W. It's the same in every key.