Guitar scale · Major & minor
D♯ melodic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the D♯ melodic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D♯ melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
vi°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
vii°
C𝄪dim
C𝄪m7♭5
C𝄪 E♯ G♯
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