This one note difference may not seem like a big deal.
Major has a major third, while Melodic Minor has a minor third. The only difference between the Melodic Minor Scale and the Major Scale is the third scale degree. W-h-w-w-w-w-h *w=whole step // h=half step* Or, Alternatively by the following intervals: The Melodic Minor Scale is defined by the following scale degrees: This article will offer some important “triads” and seventh chords of the Melodic Minor Scale and how we build those chords!įirst, let’s define the melodic minor scale
And that practicality shows up in soloing, composition, and general thinking of chord-scale relationships. Learning the chords of the Melodic Minor will also aid tremendously in the practical application of the scale. Well, it wouldn’t be considered “functional harmony,” but the chord progressions would certainly sound interesting. But what happens if we build chords based upon the Melodic Minor Scale? This creates strong and common chord progressions. So F is the relative major of D minor and D is the relative minor of F major.When thinking diatonically in functional harmony, we harmonize and build chords based on the Diatonic Scale (Major Scale and its modes). Here’s another example: F major and D minor have the same key signature: that of one flat. In other words, G is the relative major of E minor and E is the relative minor of G major. For example G major and E minor share the key signature of 1 sharp so they are ‘relative keys’. What is a relative major or minor key? Relative major or minor key is the key that shares the same key signature. Another example: The keys of D major and D minor are also parallel keys because their tonic is the note D. For example the keys of C major and C minor are parallel keys because their tonic is the note C. What is a parallel major or minor key? Parallel keys are keys that share the same tonic note.
#Harmonic and melodic minor scales full
Read the full lesson about recognizing major vs. How can you tell whether a piece is in a major or minor key? Apart from the key signature, look at what notes are being used and how. The 3 minor scales are one and the same minor key. Any sharps, naturals or flats that are needed are written with the notes they belong to and not with the key signature. The only chord that never changes, in fact, is the tonic itself.ĭo the three different types of minor scales use the same key signature? Yes! Since the three forms of minor scales are simple variations of each other, they use the same key signature. Notice that because of the possible alterations of the 6th and 7th degrees, we also get several possibilities in creating chords. First the scales and then with the triads built on them. Just for another example, here they are in G. On its way back down, it reverts back to the normal state (like the natural minor). The melodic minor scale has both the 6th and 7th sharpened for a smooth (and convincing) ascent to the tonic.The harmonic minor scale has the 7th sharpened to create a leading tone.All 7 notes remain just as they are in the key signature. The natural minor scale is the equivalent of the Aeolian mode.The natural minor, the harmonic minor and the melodic minor. So in the melodic minor we get the 6th and 7th degrees sharpened on the way up, but back to their normal state on the way down: Melodic minor scale on A: 6th and 7th are sharpened on the way up and natural on the way down.Īnd that’s why we get 3 minor scales. And this is why the ascending form of the melodic minor scale is necessary.Īll this becomes irrelevant in the descending form of the melodic minor scale because in this case we’re not moving towards the tonic but away from it. This produces a smoother melody leading up to that tonic in bar 4. The 6th and 7th degrees of the scale are sharpened for a smoother melody.
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