Scale · Advanced scales

E 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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E melodic minor scale on the Guitar neck56 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#GABC#D#EF#GABC#D#EF#GABD#EF#GABC#D#EGABC#D#EF#GABC#D#EF#GABC#EF#GABC#D#EF#G123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. E1
  2. F#2
  3. Gb3
  4. A4
  5. B5
  6. C#6
  7. D#7

Also written as E · Gb · G · A · B · Db · Eb.

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 E melodic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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