Second of three Step Scales, Major and Neapolitan Major being the other two.
Has Major, Augmented, Major-Minor, Minor-Major, Minor, and Diminished qualities
Has weak(?) Tonic, Dominant, and Subdominant expectations?
Equivalent definitions:
The Melodic Minor scale consists of…
- seven keys
- seven chords
- seven modes
- the Ascending Melodic Minor Mode and it’s 6 permutations.
- 4 perfect fifths, 1 minor third, and 2 tritones.
First mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz1, Cmin/maj, Jazz
Second mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz2, Dmin, Javanese
Third mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz3, Ebaug, Lydian Augmented
Fourth mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz4, Fdom, Lydian Dominant
Fifth mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz5, Gdom, Hindu
Sixth mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz6, Adim, Superlocrian
Seventh mode of the Melodic Minor Scale
Jaz7, Bdim, Altered