Melodic Minor Mode Summary

DERIVATIVE

C
(Root)

{C|\ \M|e|l|o|d|i|c| |M|i|n|o|r}

&

I -(ma7)
1

b
1

(Parent

PARALLEL

C
(C)

scale root)

{C|\ \M|e|l|o|d|i|c| |M|i|n|o|r}

{C| D|o|r|i|a|n| ||2| o|r| |P|h|r|y|g|i|a|n| |n|a|t|. |6}

D]
C]
(2nd degree)
(B)
C
D

{D D|o|r|i|a|n| ||2| |o|r| |P|h|r|y|g|i|a|n| |n|a|t|. |\6}

II -7
5

b
1

E !T G/E ! {C|\ \L|y|d|i|a|n |A|u|g|m|\e|n|t|e|d}

CT E/C (A)
(3rd degree)
b

M7

#4

#5

b7

#4

M7

b7

{E|b|\ \L|y|d|i|a|n |A|u|g|m|\e|n|t|e|d}

III ma7(#5)
9

b
1

#4

#5

F {C Ly|d|i|a|n |b|7| |or||L|y|d|i|a|n| |D|o|m|i|n|a|n|t}

(4th degree) V7/II, V7/III, VI7, VII7, II7
C
C(G)
F

{F Ly|d|i|a|n |b|7| |or||L|y|d|i|a|n| |D|o|m|i|n|a|n|t}

IV7

V7/II, V7/III, VI7, VII7, II7

13

#4

{G\ \M|i|x|o|l|y|d|i|a|n |b|6}

V7
17

{C\ \M|i|x|o|l|y|d|i|a|n |b|6}

G 7(b 13) (5th degree)
b

5

b6

A A (6th degree)

{A| \L|o|c|ri||a|n |#|2}

VI-75
21

b3

M7

(7th degree)
B 7Alt B

25

3 dim4

C 7(b 13)
b b
5

b6

(F)

C C (Eb)
b b
b

{C \L|o|c|ri||a|n |#|2}

b3

M7

C 7Alt C(D)
b b b

{C \S|u|p|e|r| |L|o|c|ri||a|n |o|r |A|l|t|e|r|e|d}

{B| \S|u|p|e|r| |L|o|c|ri||a|n |o|r |A|l|t|e|r|e|d}

VII-75

b7

b b b
1

3 dim4

b7

F Melodic Minor Modes

F Melodic Minor
I-ma7

F-ma7

b3
7

b3

G Dorian b2

5
G7sus9
b7

II-7

b3

b7

R
5

b2

b2

b3

3
A Lydian Augmented

7
Ama7#5

IIIma7#5

#4

3
7

#4

#5

5
Bb Lydian b7 (Dominant)

#4
R

b6

C7(13)

b7

b7

b6
3

9 #2
D Aeolian b5 / Locrian

12

b6

VI-75

b7

b3

b7

b6

b3

12
E Altered Dominant/ Superlocrian
VI-75

b3

12

15

b6

b7

b4

b5

b7
b4

D-95

b5

b5

B7(13,#11)

#4

b7

C Mixolydian b6

b7

V7

#5

IV7

b2

b5

b6

b2

b3

15

17

E7alt.
5, 9
#5, #9

Melodic minor modes from A

A Melodic Minor
I-ma7

b3
7

5
A Dorian b2

b3

9
A7sus9
b7

II-7

b3

b7

R
5

b2
6

b2

b3

5
A Lydian Augmented

9
Ama7#5

IIIma7#5

#5

#4

#5

5
A Lydian b7 (Dominant)

9
A7(13,#11)
b7

#4

b7

5
A Mixolydian 6

#4

A7(13)
b6

b7

V7

b7

5
A Aeolian 5 / Locrian #2

b6

A-95

b6

VI-75

b7

b3

b5

b7

b5

b6

b3

5
7
A Altered Dominant / Superlocrian
VI-75

#4

IV7

A-ma7
R

b5
#2

A7alt.

b6

b7

b5

b7
3

b2

b5

b6

b2

#2

5, 9
#5, #9