Guitar UpscaleC# Melodic Minor scale on guitar
The C# Melodic Minor scale has 7 notes: C# D# E F# G# A# B#. Its root C# is also written Db.
| Notes | C# D# E F# G# A# B# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 |
| Steps | W H W W W W H (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the C# Melodic Minor scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Melodic Minor scale
Melodic minor is a minor scale with a major sixth and seventh, smooth on the way up and the source of many jazz scales. More about the Melodic Minor scale.
Notes of the C# Melodic Minor scale
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | C# |
| 2 | Major 2nd | D# |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | E |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | F# |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | G# |
| 6 | Major 6th | A# |
| 7 | Major 7th | B# |
Chords in the C# Melodic Minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | C#mMaj7 |
| ii | Ebm | Ebm7 |
| bIII+ | Eaug | Emaj7#5 |
| IV | F# | F#7 |
| V | Ab | Ab7 |
| vi° | Bbdim | Bbm7b5 |
| vii° | Cdim | Cm7b5 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the C# Melodic Minor scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (D#): Eb Javanese scale
- From degree b3 (E): E Lydian Augmented scale
- From degree 4 (F#): F# Overtone scale
- From degree 5 (G#): Ab Hindu scale
- From degree 6 (A#): Bb Locrian #2 scale
- From degree 7 (B#): C Diminished Whole Tone scale