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D♭ Melodic Minor Scale on Piano

The D♭ Melodic Minor scale contains D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, B♭ and C — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Major 6th
  • Major 7th
D♭ Melodic Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7
Note D♭ E♭ E F# A♭ B♭ C
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Major 7th

Note names

D♭ Melodic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, B♭ and C across three octaves

Interval numbers

D♭ Melodic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

Melodic Minor is not one of the seven major-scale modes.

Triads

i D♭m
ii E♭m
III+ Eaug
IV F#
V A♭
vi° B♭°
vii°

7th Chords

i D♭mMaj7
ii E♭m7
III+ Emaj7♯5
IV F#7
V A♭7
viø B♭m7♭5
viiø Cm7♭5

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D♭ Melodic Minor pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D♭ Melodic Minor

Major Pentatonic F#
Minor Pentatonic E♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) F# A♭
Minor Sixth Pentatonic D♭ E♭

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D♭ Melodic Minor scale?

D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, B♭ and C. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D♭ Melodic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: D♭m, E♭m, Eaug, F#, A♭, B♭° and C°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which smaller scales fit inside the D♭ Melodic Minor scale?

F# Major Pentatonic, E♭ Minor Pentatonic, F# Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and D♭ Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the D♭ Melodic Minor scale, so they can be played over it.

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