A Melodic Minor Scale
The melodic minor raises both the 6th and 7th ascending, then reverts to natural minor descending. Heavy use in jazz improvisation.
Scale notes
1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
E
6
F#
7
G#
8
A
Interval pattern: W - H - W - W - W - W - H (W = whole step, H = half step)
Keyboard view
Diatonic chords
The chords built on each scale degree. These are the chords that "belong" to a melodic minor scale.