Db 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 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) 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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