Scale · Advanced scales

D# melodic minor

Minor with raised sixth and seventh: it climbs as smoothly as a major while keeping the minor third. The modern jazz scale.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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D# melodic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#A#CDD#FF#A#CDD#FF#G#A#CDD#FF#G#A#CDD#FG#A#CDD#FF#G#A#CDD#FF#G#A#CDFF#G#A#CDD#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D#1
  2. F2
  3. F#b3
  4. G#4
  5. A#5
  6. C6
  7. D7

Also written as Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · D.

Formula

W · H · W · W · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside D# melodic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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