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