F
Eb
B
D
A
B
C
G
Eb
F
C
B
D
A
F
C
G
D
Eb
Eb
B
G
D
A
F
C
Eb
F
A
B
G
D
F
C
G
Eb
B
A
C
G
D
A
F
Eb
B
D
A
B
C
G
Eb
F
C
B
D
A
F
C
G
D
Eb
Eb
B
G
D
A
F
C
Eb
F
A
B
G
D
F
C
G
Eb
B
A
C
G
D
A
F
Eb
B
D
A
B
C
G
Eb
F
C
B
C Melodic Minor Scale notes: C D Eb F G A B. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7. Chords in this scale: Cm, Dm, Ebaug, F, G, Adim, Bdim.
Melodic minor (the jazz version, same going up and down) is a major scale with a flat third: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7. It sounds smooth, modern and a little mysterious. Jazz players use it over minor chords with a major seventh, and its modes give two essential jazz sounds: Lydian dominant and the altered scale.