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D melodic minor scale

The D melodic minor scale is D E F G A B C♯: seven notes, smooth and jazzy. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7.

Make a beat in D minor

Opens the free editor with a trap beat in D minor to play D melodic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of D melodic minor

From D up to D: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, whole, half. Tap a key to hear it.

D E F G A B C♯ D

DEFGABDC♯
The notes of D melodic minor scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1DRoot
2EMajor second
♭3FMinor third
4GPerfect fourth
5APerfect fifth
6BMajor sixth
7C♯Major seventh

How D melodic minor is built

The D minor scale with B♭ raised to B and C raised to C♯. Its top half then runs like D major, smooth on the way up. Classical music plays it that way going up and plays D minor coming down.

The natural minor scale with its sixth and seventh raised: minor at the bottom, major at the top. Classical music raises them on the way up and plays the natural minor coming down; jazz plays these notes both ways. The melodic minor scale in every key.

Chords in D melodic minor

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the D major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iDmiiEm♭III+FaugIVGVAvi°Bdimvii°C♯dim

Play D melodic minor over a beat

A beat on the chords of D minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about D melodic minor

What notes are in the D melodic minor scale?

D, E, F, G, A, B and C♯. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7, counted from the major scale on D, and its steps from D up to D are: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, whole, half.

How is D melodic minor different from D minor?

It raises B♭ to B and C to C♯. The top of the scale then runs like D major, smooth on the way up to D.

Melodic minor scale in every key

C melodic minorC♯ melodic minorD melodic minorE♭ melodic minorE melodic minorF melodic minorF♯ melodic minorG melodic minorA♭ melodic minorA melodic minorB♭ melodic minorB melodic minor

More scales on D

D major (major scale)D minor (natural minor scale)D major pentatonicD minor pentatonicD bluesD harmonic minorD melodic minorD dorianD phrygianD lydianD mixolydianD locrianD phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in D melodic minor

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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