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D melodic minor scale on guitar

D melodic minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B, C♯.

D melodic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDEFGABC♯
Degree12♭34567
Step2122221

D melodic minor on the whole neck

Every D melodic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

D melodic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C#3D3E3F3G3A2B2C#3D3E3F3G3A3B3D3E3F3G3A3B3C#4D4E4F4G3A3B3C#4D4E4F4G4A4B3C#4D4E4F4G4A4B4C#5D5E4F4G4A4B4C#5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D melodic minor
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D melodic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 152b3456712b3456712b345612b3456712b3456712b3456712b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D melodic minor
Degrees

D melodic minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

D melodic minor, position 1, frets 0 to 42b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    D melodic minor, position 2, frets 3 to 7456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      D melodic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 956712b3456712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        D melodic minor, position 4, frets 7 to 116712b3456712b3456716E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          D melodic minor, position 5, frets 10 to 1412b3456712b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in D melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1DmD minor arpeggio
            2EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭3FaugF augmented arpeggio
            4GG major arpeggio
            5AA major arpeggio
            6BdimB diminished arpeggio
            7C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Dm(maj7)Dm(maj7) arpeggio
            2Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3F–
            4G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            5A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            6Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            7C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of D melodic minor, starting from another root.

            Melodic minor in every key

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