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 | Cm | minor |
| ii | Dm | 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.
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