Melodic Minor Scales

List of all Melodic Minor Scales

The melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th notes of the natural minor scale by a half step when playing in ascending order. When the melodic minor scale is played in descending order, the notes of the scale are same as the natural minor scale.

Here is a list of all melodic minor scales in ascending order:

A Melodic Minor Scale: A – B – C – D – E – F♯ – G♯ – A  
E Melodic Minor Scale: E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E  
B Melodic Minor Scale: B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B  
F Sharp Melodic Minor Scale: F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯  
C Sharp Melodic Minor Scale: C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯  

G sharp Melodic Minor Scale / A Flat Melodic Minor Scale
G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯♯ – G♯ / A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F – G – A♭ 
D Sharp Melodic Minor Scale / E Flat Melodic Minor Scale 
D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯♯ – D♯ / E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D – E♭ 
A Sharp Melodic Minor Scale / B Flat Melodic Minor Scale
A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯♯ – G♯♯ – A♯ / B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G – A – B♭ 

F Melodic Minor Scale: F – G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D – E – F  
C Melodic Minor Scale: C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B – C  
G Melodic Minor Scale: G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F♯ – G  
D Melodic Minor Scale: D – E – F – G – A – B – C♯ – D  

Melodic Minor Diatonic Chords

Melodic minor diatonic chords follow this chord quality pattern: i   ii   III+  IV V  viº viiº  If you don’t know what diatonic chords are, see minor scale diatonic chords. Here is a printable pdf of all melodic minor diatonic chords.