Fretify - D Melodic Minor

Standard

Scales

Chords

Melodic Minor

Frets: 0 - 24

M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-M2

C♯

Basic Scale Information

Name: Melodic Minor
Type: Artificial minor scale
Formula: 1 – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7
Relation with Major Scale: Differs from the major scale only by the minor third. It is a minor version with ascending melodic characteristics.

Sound Character: Sophisticated and ambiguous, it blends minor and major elements. It has a lyrical and modern flavor, often perceived as elegant but restless.
Typical Chord: mMaj7
Modal Context: It is the parent scale from which many modern modal modes used in jazz and contemporary music derive. Perfect for the tonal minor I with an ascending melodic sense.
Harmonic Use: Commonly used on I- major/minor (e.g., AmMaj7), or as a basis for creating sophisticated tension in derived modes (e.g., Lydian Dominant, Super Locrian).

Musical Styles: Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary Classical, Progressive
Songs using the scale:
- Nefertiti - Wayne Shorter
- Maiden Voyage (modal use) - Herbie Hancock
- Song for Bilbao - Pat Metheny
- Giant Steps (some passages) - John Coltrane
Evoked Atmosphere: Elegant, abstract, mysterious, and harmonically rich.

D	D Power chord D Suspended Second D Suspended Fourth D Minor
E	E Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4 E Power chord E Suspended Fourth E Minor E Minor 7
G	G Major G Major Dominant 7 G Major Dominant 9 G Major 6 G Power chord G Suspended Second
A	A Major A Major Dominant 7 A Major Dominant 9 A Major Dominant 11 A Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4 A Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4 A Power chord A Suspended Second A Suspended Fourth
B	B Diminished B Half Diminished 7
C♯	C♯ Diminished C♯ Half Diminished 7