Harmonic Considerations Melodic Minor

Most common uses of Melodic Minor Scale min9(b5) / Dmin9(b5) = F Melodic Minor 7(alt.) / G7(alt) = A b Melodic Minor Maj7(#5) / CMaj7( #5) = A Melodic Minor min(Maj7) / Cmin(Maj7) = C Melodic Minor

Harmonies of D Locrian #2 (F melodic minor) Dmi9(b5) Dmi7(b5)

4 & 4

Emi7(b5)

Fmi(7)

Gmi7

A bMA7(#5) B b7

C7

Dmi7(b5)

G7alt

Harmonies of G altered scale (A b melodic minor)

Gmi7(b5) A bmi(7)

B bmi7

BMA7(#5)

C #7

D #7

Fmi7(b5)

Gmi7(b5)

Diminished A Melodic Minor CMA7(=5) D7

Whole tone

E7

F #mi7(b5)

G #mi7(b5) Ami(7)

Bmi7

CMA7(=5)

& 4 b b n b b b 4
b9 #9 3 b5 #5 b7
(Relative to the chord)

D b Melodic Minor

C7alt

C7 Altered Scale 7th mode of D b melodic minor No n5 or 9

Enharmonically F b

b b9

b#9 n 3

bb5

b#5 b b7

Melodic Minor Patterns

Up & down in thirds / across the bar line

F b n b bb b b nb & 4 .. b b b b 4 G C G b b b b b C b b n b b F b b b b ..
Bb mel. minor Bb mel. minor Db mel. minor F mel. minor

.. .. .. ..

.. b

Db mel. minor

b b b .. b b n b b b b
F mel. minor Ab mel. minor C mel. minor

F mel. minor

Ab mel. minor

b b n b b n b b

C C

F mel. minor

C mel. minor

D-7 b5 = F melodic minor G7alt = A b melodic minor Play in 4ths using melodic voice leading

Melodic Minor Across the bar line #2

- saunders

&4 4 &

Basic Pattern - F melodic minor in 4ths

b b

b b b b b b b b

b b b b b b

b b b & b b b b b A
F mel. minor Ab mel. minor

C dorian

b b b b b b b b n B & b b

b b b b D & b b b b b b b b b b n b & b b E

b b b b b b C & b b b b

Melodic Minor in 4ths Across the bar line / Page 2

b b b b b b b b b G &
F mel. minor Ab mel. minor

n b b b b b b b b b b F &
C dorian

b b b b b b b b H & I

b b

b b b b b b b & b n b

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