1. Melodic Minor 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 8 C Melodic Minor = C D Eb F G A B C
Solfege: Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do

2. Diatonic Chords in Melodic Minor
Imin(Maj7) C min(Major 7) 1 –b3 -5 7
IImin7 D minor 7 1 –b3 – 5- b7
bIII Maj7 Eb Major7# #5 – 7
IV7 F b7
V7 G b7
VImin7b5 A minor 7b5 1 – b3 – b5 – b7
VIImin7b5 B minor 7b5 1 – b3 – b5 – b7

3. Modes in Melodic Minor C min(Major 7) Melodic Minor
D7sus b9 Dorian b2 (Phrygian nat. 2)
Eb Major7#5 Lydian #5 (Lydian Augmented)
F7 (9/#11/13) Lydian b7
Cmin(maj7) Mixolydian b6 (doesn’t really exist in tunes)
A minor 7b5 (9) Locrian 9
B7alt Altered Dominant (1 – 3 - b7 - b5/#5 - b9/#9

4. Diatonic Chords in Melodic Minor
Truth about
Diatonic Chords in Melodic Minor
C min(Major 7) 1 –b
D7sus(b9) 1 – 4 – 5- b7 – b9
Eb Major7# #5 – 7
F7 (9/#11/13) b7 – 9 -#11- 13
C min(maj7)/G
A minor 7b5 (nat 9) 1 – b3 – b5 – b7
B7 alt 1 – b3 – b5 – b7

5. Harmonic Minor 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 8 C Harmonic Minor = C D Eb F G Ab B C
Solfege: Do Re Me Fa So Le Ti Do

6. Diatonic Chords in Harmonic Minor
Imin(maj7) C min(Major 7) 1 b
IIm7b5 D min7b5 1 b3 b5 b7
bIIImaj7#5 Eb Major7# #5 7
IVmin7 F min7 1 b3 5 b7
V7 G b7
bVImaj7 Ab maj
VIIdim7 B dim7 1 b3 b5 bb7

7. Modes in Harmonic Minor
I-(Maj7) Harmonic Minor
II-7b5 Locrian Natural 6
bIII Maj#5 Ionian Augmented
IV-7 Dorian #4
V7 Phrygian Major/Phryian Dominant / Mixolydian b9/b13
bVI Maj7 Lydian #9
VII dim7 Altered Dominant bb7

8. Resources Modern Harmony, Vic Juris Jazz Theory, Mark Levine
The Advancing Guitarist, Mick Goodrick