Db 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 Db) | 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.
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