D# Melodic Minor Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
D♯
E♯
F♯
G♯
A♯
B♯
C♯♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯♯
Interval Structure
D♯
T
E♯
½T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
T
B♯
T
C♯♯
→
D♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | D♯m | minor |
| ii | E♯m | minor |
| III+ | F♯+ | augmented |
| IV | G♯ | Major |
| V | A♯ | Major |
| vi° | B♯° | diminished |
| vii° | C♯♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) is essential in jazz guitar. It generates the altered, Lydian dominant, and Locrian #2 scales through simple rotation. Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern — all exploit its colors on minor ii-V-I progressions. Its natural 6th and 7th degrees allow very fluid melodic lines over minMaj7 chords.
See fretboard positions for D# Melodic Minor on guitar in the interactive app.
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