Natural minor with a raised 6th AND 7th — a smooth minor scale that still leads strongly home. The backbone of jazz-minor soloing and much film-score writing.
🎸 See this scale on the fretboard & hear it — free interactive finder →| Scale | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Melodic | A | B | C | D | E | F# | G# |
| E Melodic | E | F# | G | A | B | C# | D# |
| C Melodic | C | D | D# | F | G | A | B |
| G Melodic | G | A | A# | C | D | E | F# |
| D Melodic | D | E | F | G | A | B | C# |
Melodic minor = natural minor with a natural 6 and natural 7 (only the ♭3 keeps it minor). "Jazz melodic minor" uses this ascending shape both ways, and its modes power modern jazz.
Jazz-minor lines, fusion (Allan Holdsworth), James Bond-style cues and dramatic film scores.
🎛️ Pick any key & play it on the interactive fretboard →The Melodic Minor scale follows the formula 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7. For example, in the key of A it is A B C D E F# G#.
Natural minor with a raised 6th AND 7th — a smooth minor scale that still leads strongly home. The backbone of jazz-minor soloing and much film-score writing.
Jazz-minor lines, fusion (Allan Holdsworth), James Bond-style cues and dramatic film scores.
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