D
Minor Variants Scale
D Melodic Minor
Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
Notes in D Melodic Minor
D1
E2
F3
G4
A5
B6
C#7
D8
Chords in D Melodic Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDmD – F – Aminor
iiEmE – G – Bminor
IIIF+F – A – C#augmented
IVGG – B – Dmajor
VAA – C# – Emajor
viB°B – D – Fdiminished
viiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
Other Scales in D
MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Natural MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, CHarmonic MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CLocrianD, D#, F, G, G#, A#, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CBluesD, F, G, G#, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Phrygian DominantD, D#, F#, G, A, A#, CHungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C
Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in D Melodic Minor
The D melodic minor scale contains the notes D, E, F, G, A, B, C#. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
The diatonic chords in D melodic minor are Dm (i), Em (ii), F+ (III), G (IV), A (V), B° (vi), C#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the D melodic minor scale.
To develop your ear for the D 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.