E♯ Melodic Minor Scale

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

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

Theoretical Only

The E♯ Melodic Minor Scale is considered theoretical only as it has double sharps or flats in the key signature.

The usual alternative is the enharmonic equivalent F Melodic Minor Scale

Notes Ascending

E♯, F, G♯, A♯, B♯, C, D, E♯

Notes Descending

E♯, C♯, B♯, A♯, G♯, F, E♯, D♯

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
E♯1Tonic
F2Supertonic
G♯3Mediant
A♯4Subdominant
B♯5Dominant
C6Submediant
D7Leading Tone
E♯8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
E♯8Tonic (Octave)
C♯7Subtonic
B♯6Submediant
A♯5Dominant
G♯4Subdominant
F3Mediant
E♯2Supertonic
D♯1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
E♯ > E♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
E♯ > F2Major 2nd (M2)
E♯ > G♯3minor 3rd (m3)
E♯ > A♯5Perfect 4th (P4)
E♯ > B♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
E♯ > C9Major 6th (M6)
E♯ > D11Major 7th (M7)
E♯ > E♯12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
E♯ > E♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
E♯ > C♯2Major 2nd (M2)
E♯ > B♯4Major 3rd (M3)
E♯ > A♯5Perfect 4th (P4)
E♯ > G♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
E♯ > F9Major 6th (M6)
E♯ > E♯10minor 7th (m7)
E♯ > D♯12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to E♯ Melodic Minor Scale

Enharmonic Equivalent Scale

Scale with the same root and notes as the E♯ Melodic Minor Scale but different spelling.

F Melodic Minor Scale

Parallel Major Scale

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

E♯ Major Scale

Chords related to E♯ Melodic Minor Scale

Related Triads

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

i Chord - E♯ Minor

ii Chord - G Minor

III+ Chord - G♯ Augmented

IV Chord - A♯ Major

V Chord - B♯ Major

vio Chord - D Diminished

viio Chord - E Diminished

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