Scale Lesson

• Music Theory
• Piano Chords
• Piano Chords in the Key of C
• Piano Chords in the Key of D
• Piano Chords in the Key of E
• Piano Chords in the Key of F
• Piano Chords in the Key of G
• Piano Chords in the Key of A
• Piano Chords in the Key of B
• Guitar Chords
• Guitar Chords in the Key of C
• Guitar Chords in the Key of D
• Guitar Chords in the Key of E
• Guitar Chords in the Key of F
• Guitar Chords in the Key of G
• Guitar Chords in the Key of A
• Guitar Chords in the Key of B
• Scale Lessons
• Chinese scale (Major Pentatonic scale)
• Oriental (Arabic) scale
• Indian scale
• Spanish scale
• Gypsy scale
• Natural minor scale (Aeorian Mode)
• Harmonic minor scale
• Melodic minor scale
• Major scale (Ionian Mode)
• Dorian scale
• Phrygian scale
• Lydian scale
• Mixolydian scale
• Locrian scale

Melodic Minor Scale

This lecture is Melodic minor scale. The 6th and 7th notes are different from those of the Natural minor scale.

In case of the Harmonic minor scale, Whole-and-a half step interval was created by making a leading-tone. And this Melodic minor scale was created by raising 6th to make the sound more clear.

Each pitch of Melodic minor scale.

Melodic Minor Scale

	C		D		E	F		G		A		B
C Melodic Minor Scale	♪		♪	♪		♪		♪		♪		♪

Whole step interval apears 4 times in a row.

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Triads and Seventh Chords

Melodic minor scale has the following triads and 7th chords.

Triad in the A Melodic Minor Scale

Triad	Am	Bm	Caug	D	E	F#m(b5)	G#m(b5)
Degree Names	Im	IIm	bIIIaug	IV	V	VIm(b5)	VIIm(b5)

Seventh Chord in A the Melodic Minor Scale

7th Chord	AmM7	Bm7	CM7(#5)	D7	E7	F#m7(b5)	G#m7(b5)
Degree Names	ImM7	IIm7	bIIIM7(#5)	IV7	V7	VIm7(b5)	VIIm7(b5)

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Chords example for the minor scales

I have prepared a good example for the minor chords including the Natural minor scale, the Harmonic minor scale, and the Melodic minor scale.

Harmony Example using three minor scales.

Let's listen to the sample song using three minor scales.

F# is the note of the Melodic minor scale, and G# is the note of the Harmonic minor scale. Of course, the others are chords of the Natural minor scale.

If you want to emphasize the feeling of the each scale, It is also important to cosider a timing of having the people listen to many scale notes. Even Tchaikovsky composed by such a method.