Melodic minor: MODES
type | position | extension | tones | positions | level | formula |
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Melodic minor and its modes |
Fretted |
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7 tone (diatonic) scales |
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The ROOT is shown by the red dot. The number inside the dot indicates the finger and the roman numeral indicates the fret. 1st Mode: MELODIC MINOR (aka Jazz minor)2nd Mode: DORIAN b23rd Mode: LYDIAN #5 (aka Lydian augmented)4th Mode: LYDIAN b7 (aka Lydian dominant, Overtone scale)5th Mode: MIXOLYDIAN b6 (aka Mixolydian b13, Hindu)6th Mode: AEOLIAN b5 (aka Locrian #2)7th Mode: SUPER LOCRIAN (aka: Altered scale, Locrian b4, Diminished whole-tone scale)
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