D 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
D
2
E
3
F
4
G
5
A
6
B
7
C#
8
D
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 d melodic minor scale.