For example, in the G melodic minor scale we have both a B flat and an F sharp. C real melodic minor : C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C. C major: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Key of C major : The major scale as a two octave set. For this situation I will use the real melodic minor. The real melodic minor also called the jazz minor ascends and descends with the same notes. Unlike the major and natural minor scales, it is possible to have sharps and flats in the same melodic minor scale. The classical melodic minor ascends as a melodic minor and descends as it major scale counterpart. Also, when you get back to scale degree 1 at the end of the scale, make sure that it is also G. For example, if your first pitch is a G, and your 8th scale degree is G sharp, an error has been made. Make sure you memorize the formulas for each one and play them in different keys, just like you would with the major scale modes. The first and the 8th scale degree of the melodic minor scale should be exactly the same pitch an octave apart. It is good practice to always include accidentals for scale degrees 6 and 7 for the descending part of the melodic minor scale. You must write the natural sign in front of the F in the descending section of the G melodic minor scale otherwise it will be interpreted as an F sharp because that was written for the ascending part of the scale. By going through each whole step and half step we can complete the melodic minor scale. Check every whole step and half step in the scale and write in the appropriate accidentals. Also, the last note should be exactly the same as your first note, so in this case your last note should be G.Ĥ. Remember how talked in the previous page about how the leading tone of the natural minor scale was weak because it was distanced a whole tone from the root note. Make sure that scale degree 8 is exactly one octave above the first note of the scale. Do not skip any pitches and do not repeat any pitches. Start on the note G and write each successive note for each scale degree. Write in the pitches for the diatonic scale. (1 W 2 H 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 H 8 and then 8 W 7 W 6 H 5 W 4 W 3 H 2 W 1).ģ. Write the pattern of whole steps and half steps as they occur between each scale degree: Write all of the scale degrees under the staff, both ascending and descending.Ģ. Here is a simple step-by-step process to create melodic minor scales accurately, with the G melodic minor scale as an example.ġ. No letter names will be repeated or skipped. But remember the patterns are all derived from the. too, forming the harmonic minor scale and the melodic minor scale. Like the natural minor scale, the melodic minor is a diatonic scale. Here, all of the modes of the melodic minor scale are presented as they would be if beginning from C. But if I want to make a minor scale that starts on the same pitch as a major scale. When the scale is ascending, the pattern of whole steps and half steps is as follows:ĭescending, the melodic minor scale is the same as a descending natural minor scale: The melodic minor scale is unlike the natural minor scale because the pitches are different depending on whether the scale is ascending or descending.
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