However, the chords and scales you get from it are exceptionally dark and peculiar. It’s just the major scale with a flat third. Melodic minor looks innocent enough on paper. ![]() The scale has the same symmetry if you write it on the circle of fifths too. Note that the scale is symmetrical along a line drawn through D-flat and G. It’s called the melodic minor scale, and if you want to push your playing or writing in a more adventurous, exotic and challenging direction, it’s a good one to have in your musical toolbox. For musical Jedi masters, there’s one more valuable minor scale. ![]() ![]() There’s also the blues scale, which sounds good in any key, major or minor. My last post on minor keys covered the three scales you need for most situations in rock, pop, and film scores: natural minor, harmonic minor, and Dorian mode.
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