melodic minor scales
YouTube Playlist: Scale Mastery for Professional Saxophonists
- Title: melodic minor scales
- Release date: September 11, 2026
- Produced by: Djere Services Group
- Audio generated using: Gemini Notebook
- Audio and video edited using only Free Software/open-source software (FOSS): Shotcut
- Associated article: https://saxtalk.com/melodic-minor-scales.html
Executive Summary
In this article/video, we're going to become much more enlightened by mastering the melodic minor scales in all 15 key signatures. We'll use my Balanced Scale Pairs System (see Reference A) to master the A melodic minor scale, then we'll master 7 key pairs: the 1 accidental key pair through the 7 accidental key pair.
Keywords: melodic minor scales, music theory, key signatures, minor keys, scale notes, sharps and flats, accidentals, practice charts, music reference, saxophone practice, instrumental practice
0 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | A melodic minor | 0 | A - B - C - D - E - F# - G# - A (Ascending) A - G - F - E - D - C - B - A (Descending) |
1 Accidental
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01a | E melodic minor | 1 Sharp (F#) | E - F# - G - A - B - C# - D# - E (Ascending) E - D - C - B - A - G - F# - E (Descending) |
| 01b | D melodic minor | 1 Flat (Bb) | D - E - F - G - A - B - C# - D (Ascending) D - C - Bb - A - G - F - E - D (Descending) |
2 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02a | B melodic minor | 2 Sharps (F#, C#) | B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A# - B (Ascending) B - A - G - F# - E - D - C# - B (Descending) |
| 02b | G melodic minor | 2 Flats (Bb, Eb) | G - A - Bb - C - D - E - F# - G (Ascending) G - F - Eb - D - C - Bb - A - G (Descending) |
3 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03a | F# melodic minor | 3 Sharps (F#, C#, G#) | F# - G# - A - B - C# - D# - E# - F# (Ascending) F# - E - D - C# - B - A - G# - F# (Descending) |
| 03b | C melodic minor | 3 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab) | C - D - Eb - F - G - A - B - C (Ascending) C - Bb - Ab - G - F - Eb - D - C (Descending) |
4 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04a | C# melodic minor | 4 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#) | C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A# - B# - C# (Ascending) C# - B - A - G# - F# - E - D# - C# (Descending) |
| 04b | F melodic minor | 4 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db) | F - G - Ab - Bb - C - D - E - F (Ascending) F - Eb - Db - C - Bb - Ab - G - F (Descending) |
5 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05a | G# melodic minor | 5 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#) | G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E# - Fx - G# (Ascending) G# - F# - E - D# - C# - B - A# - G# (Descending) |
| 05b | Bb melodic minor | 5 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb) | Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - G - A - Bb (Ascending) Bb - Ab - Gb - F - Eb - Db - C - Bb (Descending) |
6 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06a | D# melodic minor | 6 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#) | D# - E# - F# - G# - A# - B# - Cx - D# (Ascending) D# - C# - B - A# - G# - F# - E# - D# (Descending) |
| 06b | Eb melodic minor | 6 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb) | Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - C - D - Eb (Ascending) Eb - Db - Cb - Bb - Ab - Gb - F - Eb (Descending) |
7 Accidentals
| Label | Key | Signature | Scale Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07a | A# melodic minor | 7 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#) | A# - B# - C# - D# - E# - Fx - Gx - A# (Ascending) A# - G# - F# - E# - D# - C# - B# - A# (Descending) |
| 07b | Ab melodic minor | 7 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb) | Ab - Bb - Cb - Db - Eb - F - G - Ab (Ascending) Ab - Gb - Fb - Eb - Db - Cb - Bb - Ab (Descending) |