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melodic minor scale

[English]

The melodic minor scale is the same as the natural minor scale with the exception that the sixth and seventh tones are raised by a semitone (half step) when the scale is ascending. When the scale is descending, the melodic minor is the same as the natural minor, e.g.:
 
Ascending: C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B, C
Descending: C, B♭, A♭, G, F, E♭, D, C
 
SCALE STEPS (IN SEMITONES OR HALF STEPS)
Melodic Minor Scale (Ascending)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
C4
  
D4
E♭4
 
F4
  
G4
 
A4
 
B4
C5
 
Melodic Minor Scale (Descending)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
C4
  
D4
E♭4
 
F4
  
G4
A♭4
 
B♭4
 
C5
 

See Also

[English] minor

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