![]() We now know that harmonic minor scales form the harmonic basis of minor keys, so it stands to reason (and the name suggests) that melodic minor scales form the melodic basis. As already mentioned, the descending melodic minor scale is identical to the descending natural minor scale. So the ascending scale shares its first five steps with the natural and harmonic minor scales, and its sixth to eighth steps with its major counterpart (note: the major key with the same keynote and NOT the relative major). The descending half of the melodic minor scale is identical to that of the natural minor scale: The sequence of intervals for the ascending scale of A melodic minor is as follows: The ascending scale creates more tension by sharpening the sixth and seventh steps, and the descending scale relaxes that tension by flattening the seventh and sixth steps. I like to think of the melodic minor scale as the chameleon scale as it changes its colours.
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