A Melodic Minor Scale

The A Melodic Minor Scale has a minor quality due to its minor Third C. The Melodic Minor Scale, like A Melodic Minor, is similar to the A Harmonic Minor Scale with a raised (by a semitone) Seventh G♯, but also has a raised (by a semitone) Sixth F♯. This improves melodic passages by replacing the one and a half tone interval between the Sixth and Seventh with a smaller one tone interval. When descending the scale, we use the notes of the A Natural Minor Scale. The A Melodic Minor Scale is classified as a heptatonic scale as it has seven notes, A, B, C, D, E, F♯, G♯.

Below you will find the A Melodic Minor Scale notes, notation, patterns, degrees, intervals and more. You can also opt to see the A Melodic Minor Scale on your preferred instrument.

Notes Ascending

A, B, C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A

Notes Descending

A, G, F, E, D, C, B, A

Notation Ascending

Notation Descending

Pattern Ascending

T, S, T, T, T, T, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

T, T, S, T, T, S, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Degrees Ascending

NoteNumberName
A1Tonic
B2Supertonic
C3Mediant
D4Subdominant
E5Dominant
F♯6Submediant
G♯7Leading Tone
A8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
A8Tonic (Octave)
G7Subtonic
F6Submediant
E5Dominant
D4Subdominant
C3Mediant
B2Supertonic
A1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > B2Major 2nd (M2)
A > C3minor 3rd (m3)
A > D5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > F♯9Major 6th (M6)
A > G♯11Major 7th (M7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > G2Major 2nd (M2)
A > F4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > D7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > C9Major 6th (M6)
A > B10minor 7th (m7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to A Melodic Minor Scale

Parallel Major Scale

Major scale with the same root note as A Melodic Minor Scale.

A Major Scale

Chords related to A Melodic Minor Scale

Related Triads

These chords have been built using the notes of the A Melodic Minor Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

i Chord - A Minor

ii Chord - B Minor

III+ Chord - C Augmented

IV Chord - D Major

V Chord - E Major

vio Chord - F♯ Diminished

viio Chord - G♯ Diminished

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