Modes Of The Melodic Minor Scale
This guitar scale lesson is about the modes of the melodic minor scale. If this is the first you hear about modes, you'd better learn about the modes of the major scale first.
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All the modes on this page have the A root, so you can hear the difference between the scales.
Aka: Jazz Minor Scale
Use: on min/maj chords
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| A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F# |
G# |
| 1 |
2 |
b3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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Use: on b9sus4 chords
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| A |
Bb |
C |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
| 1 |
b2 |
b3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
b7 |
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Aka: Lydian augmented scale
Use: on maj7#5 chords
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| A |
B |
C# |
D# |
E# |
F# |
G# |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
#4 |
#5 |
6 |
7 |
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Aka: Lydian b7, Overtone scale
Use: on 7(#11) chords, also see
Tritone Chord Substitution
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| A |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
F# |
G |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
#4 |
5 |
6 |
b7 |
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Aka: Mixolydian b13 scale, Hindu scale
Use: on dom7b13 chords
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| A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
F |
G |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
b6 |
b7 |
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Aka: Locrian #2 scale
Use: on m7b5 chords. Also see
Half Diminished Chords
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| A |
B |
C |
D |
Eb |
F |
G |
| 1 |
2 |
b3 |
4 |
b5 |
b6 |
b7 |
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Aka: Super Locrian scale, Locrian b4 scale, Diminished Wholetone
Use: on dominant chords with altered tensions, also see
The Altered Scale
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| A |
Bb |
C |
Db |
Db |
Db |
Db |
| 1 |
b2 |
b3 |
b4 |
b5 |
b6 |
b7 |
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