D Melodic Minor Scale

The D Melodic Minor Scale has a minor quality due to its minor Third F. The Melodic Minor Scale, like D Melodic Minor, is similar to the D Harmonic Minor Scale with a raised (by a semitone) Seventh C♯, but also has a raised (by a semitone) Sixth B. 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 D Natural Minor Scale. The D Melodic Minor Scale is classified as a heptatonic scale as it has seven notes, D, E, F, G, A, B, C♯.

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

Notes Ascending

D, E, F, G, A, B, C♯, D

Notes Descending

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

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
D1Tonic
E2Supertonic
F3Mediant
G4Subdominant
A5Dominant
B6Submediant
C♯7Leading Tone
D8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
D8Tonic (Octave)
C7Subtonic
B6Submediant
A5Dominant
G4Subdominant
F3Mediant
E2Supertonic
D1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
D > D0Perfect Unison (P1)
D > E2Major 2nd (M2)
D > F3minor 3rd (m3)
D > G5Perfect 4th (P4)
D > A7Perfect 5th (P5)
D > B9Major 6th (M6)
D > C♯11Major 7th (M7)
D > D12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
D > D0Perfect Unison (P1)
D > C2Major 2nd (M2)
D > B4Major 3rd (M3)
D > A5Perfect 4th (P4)
D > G7Perfect 5th (P5)
D > F9Major 6th (M6)
D > E10minor 7th (m7)
D > D12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to D Melodic Minor Scale

Parallel Major Scale

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

D Major Scale

Chords related to D Melodic Minor Scale

Related Triads

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

i Chord - D Minor

ii Chord - E Minor

III+ Chord - F Augmented

IV Chord - G Major

V Chord - A Major

vio Chord - B Diminished

viio Chord - C♯ Diminished

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