Melodic Minor Scales



Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C
Notes (descending): C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C


C# Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, C, C#
Notes (descending): C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#


D Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): D, E, F, G, A, B, C#, D
Notes (descending): D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D


D# Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C, D, D#
Notes (descending): D#, F, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#


E Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#, E
Notes (descending): E, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E


F Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E, F
Notes (descending): F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F


F# Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, F, F#
Notes (descending): F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E, F#


G Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#, G
Notes (descending): G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G


G# Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F, G, G#
Notes (descending): G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#


A Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A
Notes (descending): A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A


A# Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
Notes (descending): Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb


B Melodic Minor
Notes (ascending): B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B
Notes (descending): B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B



Melodic Minor Scales overview 
(auxiliary notes in descending scale in parentheses)


A: A, B, C, D, E, F# (F), G# (G), A

A#/Bb: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G (Ab), A (Ab), Bb

B: B, C#, D, E, F#, G# (G), A# (A), B

C: C, D, Eb, F, G, A (Ab), B (Bb), C

C#/Db: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A# (A), C (B), C#

D: D, E, F, G, A, B (Bb), C# (C), D

D#/Eb: D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C (B), D (C#), D#

E: E, F#, G, A, B, C# (C), D# (D), E

F: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D (Db), E (Eb), F

F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# (D), F (E), F#

G: G, A, Bb, C, D, E (Eb), F# (F), G

G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F (E), G (F#), G#


Intervals and steps

Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1

Formula: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half



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