Scales

Scale: C melodic minor

Description: In jazz and modern theory usually the 'jazz melodic minor': a minor scale with a natural 6 and 7 (1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7). It provides a smoother, more 'refined' minor sound than natural or harmonic minor and generates a rich family of modes (Dorian ♭2, Lydian augmented, Lydian dominant, Mixolydian ♭6, Locrian ♯2, altered) used extensively over sophisticated chords.

Notes (pitch classes): C, D, D#, F, G, A, B

Intervals (formula): 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7M