E 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
E
2
F#
3
G
4
A
5
B
6
C#
7
D#
8
E

Interval pattern: W - H - W - W - W - W - H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Keyboard view

EGABEGC#D#F#C#D#F#

Diatonic chords

The chords built on each scale degree. These are the chords that "belong" to e melodic minor scale.

ii
F#m
III+
Gaug
IV
A
V
B
vi°
C#dim
vii°
D#dim

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