C# Melodic Minor Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B♯
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si♯
Interval Structure
C♯
T
D♯
½T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
T
B♯
→
C♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C♯m | minor |
| ii | D♯m | minor |
| III+ | E+ | augmented |
| IV | F♯ | Major |
| V | G♯ | Major |
| vi° | A♯° | diminished |
| vii° | B♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The melodic minor scale (ascending form) raises both the 6th and 7th degrees, smoothing out melodic movement. It sits at the heart of modern jazz language: essential on minor-major-7 chords, half-diminished iis, and altered dominants.
See fretboard positions for C# Melodic Minor in the interactive app.
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