C
Minor Variants Scale
C Melodic Minor
Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
Notes in C Melodic Minor
C1
D2
D#3
F4
G5
A6
B7
C8
Chords in C Melodic Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iCmC – D# – Gminor
iiDmD – F – Aminor
IIID#+D# – G – Baugmented
IVFF – A – Cmajor
VGG – B – Dmajor
viA°A – C – D#diminished
viiB°B – D – Fdiminished
Other Scales in C
MajorC, D, E, F, G, A, BNatural MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#Harmonic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, BDorianC, D, D#, F, G, A, A#PhrygianC, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#LydianC, D, E, F#, G, A, BMixolydianC, D, E, F, G, A, A#LocrianC, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#Major PentatonicC, D, E, G, AMinor PentatonicC, D#, F, G, A#BluesC, D#, F, F#, G, A#Whole ToneC, D, E, F#, G#, A#Diminished (H-W)C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#Diminished (W-H)C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, BPhrygian DominantC, C#, E, F, G, G#, A#Hungarian MinorC, D, D#, F#, G, G#, BLydian DominantC, D, E, F#, G, A, A#
Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C Melodic Minor
The C melodic minor scale contains the notes C, D, D#, F, G, A, B. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
The diatonic chords in C melodic minor are Cm (i), Dm (ii), D#+ (III), F (IV), G (V), A° (vi), B° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C melodic minor scale.
To develop your ear for the C melodic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.