D# Melodic Minor Scale
4-string bass · 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) 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 D# Melodic Minor in the interactive app.
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