Lesson by Camilo Velandia
MODES OF MELODIC MINOR OVERWVIEW
1.MELODIC MINOR (W-H-W-W-W-W-H)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: minor, minor 7, minorMaj7.
2.DORIAN b9 (H-W-W-W-W-H-W)
1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7
m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7
CHORDS: sus13b9
3.LYDIAN #5 (W-W-W-W-H-W-H)
1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7
maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7
CHORDS: maj7#5
4.LYDIAN b7 (W-W-W-H- W-H-W)
1 2 3 #4(#11) 5 6 b7
7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7 maj7#5
CHORDS: 7#11, Secondary dominants
5. MIXOLYDIAN b6 (W-W-H-W-H-W-W)
1 2 3 4 5 6b(b13) b7
7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7
CHORDS: 7#5, 7b13
6. LOCRIAN #9 (W-H- W-H-W-W-W)
1 2(9) b3 4 b5 b6 b7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: m7b5
7. SUPER LOCRIAN (Altered) (W-H-W-W-W-W-H)
1 b2(b9) #2(#9) b4 b5(#11) b6 b7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: 7b9, 7#9, 7#5, 7b16, 7#5b9, 7#5#9, etc.
1.MELODIC MINOR (W-H-W-W-W-W-H)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: minor, minor 7, minorMaj7.
2.DORIAN b9 (H-W-W-W-W-H-W)
1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7
m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7
CHORDS: sus13b9
3.LYDIAN #5 (W-W-W-W-H-W-H)
1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7
maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7
CHORDS: maj7#5
4.LYDIAN b7 (W-W-W-H- W-H-W)
1 2 3 #4(#11) 5 6 b7
7 7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7 maj7#5
CHORDS: 7#11, Secondary dominants
5. MIXOLYDIAN b6 (W-W-H-W-H-W-W)
1 2 3 4 5 6b(b13) b7
7 m7b5 m7b5 mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7
CHORDS: 7#5, 7b13
6. LOCRIAN #9 (W-H- W-H-W-W-W)
1 2(9) b3 4 b5 b6 b7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: m7b5
7. SUPER LOCRIAN (Altered) (W-H-W-W-W-W-H)
1 b2(b9) #2(#9) b4 b5(#11) b6 b7
mMaj7 m7 maj7#5 7 7 m7b5 m7b5
CHORDS: 7b9, 7#9, 7#5, 7b16, 7#5b9, 7#5#9, etc.