Jazz minor scale
Ascending form of the melodic minor scale / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The jazz minor scale or ascending melodic minor scale is a derivative of the melodic minor scale, except only the ascending form of the scale is used. As the name implies, it is primarily used in jazz[citation needed], although it may be found in other types of music as well. It may be derived from the major scale with a minor third,[1] making it a synthetic scale, and features a dominant seventh chord on the fifth degree (V) like the harmonic minor scale.[2] It can also be derived from the diatonic Dorian mode with a major seventh.
Modes | I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII |
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Component pitches | |
C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B | |
Qualities | |
Number of pitch classes | 7 |
Forte number | 7-34 |
Complement | 5-34 |
Thus, the jazz minor scale can be represented by the following notation:
- 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
The intervals between the notes of the jazz minor scale follow the sequence below:
- whole, half, whole, whole, whole, whole, half