D Melodic Minor
D Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The D Melodic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 3rd string, 5th fret.
D Melodic Minor one octave

D Melodic Minor full fretboard

D Melodic Minor with note names

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
---|---|---|---|
1 | D | Unison | Tonic |
2 | E | Major second | Supertonic |
b3 | F | Minor third | Mediant |
4 | G | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
5 | A | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
6 | B | Sixth | Submediant |
7 | C# | Major seventh | Subtonic |
The D Melodic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole step, step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with D Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.
D Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

D Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.