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SPELLED 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
Melodic Minor is a very interesting minor scale. During the COMMON PRACTICE ERA of the 18th and 19th centuries, it was felt that melodies in minor keys sounded better if note 7 (the so-called "leading tone") was present to "lead" the ear to the octave resolution in ascending movement ... but on the way down, the initial minor 2nd interval from the 8 to the 7 sounded "weak" ... so the descending aspect contained the b7 and b6 (as in the Natural Minor). We don't tend to think so much that way these days. Using the 7 instead of the b7 (present in all 3 minor Diatonic modes) can add a certain "zing" to your minor melodies. Try it out. In addition, Melodic Minor has 7 modes ... two of which (Lydian b7 and Mixolydian b13) are quite common even in Pop music. As usual, there are 12 fingerings for it in our normal chromatic "box" orientation. Do you need to know all 12? Not unless you want to be the next Modern Jazz "phenom". Try to learn as many as you can ... 4 to 6 is a good figure to shoot for. Start with the easiest ones first ... the ones that have the fewest FINGER SHIFTS. To totally understand your fretboard and how to do finger shifts, visit www.guitar-instruction-free-lessons-online.com/chromatic-scale . Remember, the RED DOT is your ROOT NOTE and these boxes can be moved anywhere on the fretboard to play in all 12 keys. If you're unsure how to use these charts, visit www.guitar-instruction-free-lessons-online.com/guitar-scales . To learn more about the THEORY implications of this and other scales, check out our DVD home study course at www.absolutelyunderstandguitar.com .
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