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Fingering patterns that give the same kind of chord when applied to all frets of the fretboard. Thus, if you leave the fingering unchanged and change the position of your fret hand to different frets, only the pitch will change. This makes it easy to change the scale or to find chords belonging to the same chord family (progression). — For pentatonic scales ⇒ moveable patterns for pentatonic scales.

For download:

• Moveable patterns for chords and scales by form and function — 104 chord patterns and 44 scales in tables
• Moveable patterns ordered by function
• Moveable patterns ordered by form

In the following overview, strings containing the root note (tonica) of the chord are colored light blue. Light gray fields are played open if the first white field lies in the first fret, otherwise they are usually played barred. Red numbers in scales must be omitted when playing a pentatonic scale.

From each string, scales can be played with the following patterns. The root note field is colored blue. The gray fret is played open wenn the first white field lies in the first fret. Red notes must be omitted for pentatonic scales.

Overview of 44 moveable scales:

• Moveable scales for the Ukulele

• The pink field to be played instead of 4 (augmented fourth)

• The green field to be played instead of 7 (diminished seventh)

• The pink field to be played instead of 6 (augmented sixth)

• The green field to be played instead of 2 (diminished second)

• Moveable Scale Patterns
• Über 1200 Griffe auf einen Blick

• Beloff, Jim; Sokolow, Fred: Ukulele Fretboard Roadmaps: The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard. 2006