C Melodic Minor Scale

Practise this scale

Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E, from the thickest string to the thinnest. The tab keeps the positions used in the original exercise.

This exercise uses the ascending melodic minor form in both directions, often called jazz melodic minor.

The static score and note sequence work without the interactive player.

Read the tab or choose a few notes to repeat. Use the numbered table under “Read the notes and fret positions” to choose the first and last note. Audio starts only after you press Play.

C Melodic Minor Scale: standard notation and tablature. The complete note and fret sequence follows below.

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Read the notes and fret positions

String 1 is the thin, high E string. String 6 is the thick, low E string. Play one note per beat at 120 BPM, or choose a slower practice speed.

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	C3	6	8
2	D3	6	10
3	Eb3	6	11
4	F3	5	8
5	G3	5	10
6	A3	4	7
7	B3	4	9
8	C4	4	10
9	D4	3	7
10	Eb4	3	8
11	F4	3	10
12	G4	2	8
13	A4	2	10
14	B4	1	7
15	C5	1	8
16	B4	1	7
17	A4	2	10
18	G4	2	8
19	F4	3	10
20	Eb4	3	8
21	D4	3	7
22	C4	4	10
23	B3	4	9
24	A3	4	7
25	G3	5	10
26	F3	5	8
27	Eb3	6	11
28	D3	6	10
29	C3	6	8

Original recording, chart and tablature

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E||------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B||------------------------|------------------------|------------------8----|
G||------------------------|------------------------|--7----8----10---------|
D||------------------------|--------7----9----10----|-----------------------|
A||-------------------8----|--10--------------------|-----------------------|
E||--8----10----11---------|------------------------|-----------------------|

--------7----8----7----|------------------------|-----------------------|
--10-------------------|--10----8---------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|-------------10----8----|--7--------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|-------10----9----7----|
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
--10----8----------------|-------||
-------------11----10----|--8----||

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	C3	6	8
2	D3	6	10
3	Eb3	6	11
4	F3	5	8
5	G3	5	10
6	A3	4	7
7	B3	4	9
8	C4	4	10
9	D4	3	7
10	Eb4	3	8
11	F4	3	10
12	G4	2	8
13	A4	2	10
14	B4	1	7
15	C5	1	8
16	B4	1	7
17	A4	2	10
18	G4	2	8
19	F4	3	10
20	Eb4	3	8
21	D4	3	7
22	C4	4	10
23	B3	4	9
24	A3	4	7
25	G3	5	10
26	F3	5	8
27	Eb3	6	11
28	D3	6	10
29	C3	6	8

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	C3	6	8
2	D3	6	10
3	Eb3	6	11
4	F3	5	8
5	G3	5	10
6	A3	4	7
7	B3	4	9
8	C4	4	10
9	D4	3	7
10	Eb4	3	8
11	F4	3	10
12	G4	2	8
13	A4	2	10
14	B4	1	7
15	C5	1	8
16	B4	1	7
17	A4	2	10
18	G4	2	8
19	F4	3	10
20	Eb4	3	8
21	D4	3	7
22	C4	4	10
23	B3	4	9
24	A3	4	7
25	G3	5	10
26	F3	5	8
27	Eb3	6	11
28	D3	6	10
29	C3	6	8

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	C3	6	8
2	D3	6	10
3	Eb3	6	11
4	F3	5	8
5	G3	5	10
6	A3	4	7
7	B3	4	9
8	C4	4	10
9	D4	3	7
10	Eb4	3	8
11	F4	3	10
12	G4	2	8
13	A4	2	10
14	B4	1	7
15	C5	1	8
16	B4	1	7
17	A4	2	10
18	G4	2	8
19	F4	3	10
20	Eb4	3	8
21	D4	3	7
22	C4	4	10
23	B3	4	9
24	A3	4	7
25	G3	5	10
26	F3	5	8
27	Eb3	6	11
28	D3	6	10
29	C3	6	8