The Diminished Scale scale is a symmetrical scale with a repeating pattern of whole steps and half steps. You only need three Diminished scales to cover all 15 keys.

1. C D Eb F Gb A Bbb Cb C’
2. Db Eb Fb G Abb Bbb Cbb Db’
3. D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db D’

Based on the major scale the Diminished Scale contains the following scale degrees:

1 2 b3 4 b5 6 bb7 b8 8

The theoretically correct spelling of the Diminished scale with the double flats (bb) are shown. However enharmonic note names can be used too make it a little easier to remember. Or simply use the repeating whole step and half step pattern.

The diminished scale works over a diminished or diminished seventh chords with the same root.

A Diminished scale starting a half step up from the root of a seventh chord contains both the third and seventh color tones of A seventh chord. It also gives you a flat nine, sharp nine and sharp fourth alterations for a very "jazzy" scale selection.

This UkuleleLesson uses the same page format as the QuickStart Scale Fingering series of books.

Reference: QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele 3 volumes.
"C", "G" and "D" tuning. (link)

The QuickStart Scale Fingerings Vol 1 covers the Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales.

Alternative names for these scales are: Minor Pentatonic, Major Pentatonic, Minor, Dominant, Natural Minor and Major.

Diminished Scale for Ukulele - C Tuning

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