Guitar · scales and modes # D melodic minor scale on guitar D melodic minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B, C♯. | Note | D | E | F | G | A | B | C♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 2 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | ♭3 | Faug | [F augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-augmented) | | 4 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 5 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 6 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | 7 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in D melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm(maj7) | [Dm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmmaj7) | | 2 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | F | – | | 4 | G7 | [G7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7) · [G7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2) · [G7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-3) · [G7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Bm7♭5 | [Bm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) · [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D melodic minor, starting from another root. - [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) ## Melodic minor in every key - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) - D melodic minor - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) - [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D melodic minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-melodic-minor:2:ladder:p1)