For grades 1 to 5, students are given a choice of playing either harmonic or melodic minor scales. I usually encourage students to choose harmonic minor as it is easier to learn and remember the fingering and notes (you do not need to remember 2 different sets of notes and fingering for ascending and descending). However, from grade 6 onwards, students are required to play melodic minor for their exams. So this is a compilation of all melodic minor scales. Of course, if you have only been playing harmonic minor in the previous grades, this may be a bit overwhelming, so it is always better to start learning them 1-2 grades earlier (after you have mastered the harmonic minor scales, to avoid confusion).
Please note that the scales here are not arranged by order of difficulty, but rather in a chronological order. The grey coloured fingerings represent the fingerings for descending melodic minor – follow the black and white fingerings for ascending and replace the same ones with grey fingerings for descending.
To aid in your learning of scales, you might want to consider purchasing this book –
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences
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For graded scales syllabus, please click here
Click on the links below to skip to each scale
C Minor Scale | D Minor Scale | E Minor Scale | F Minor Scale | G Minor Scale |
A Minor Scale | B Minor Scale | C sharp Minor Scale | E flat Minor Scale |
F sharp Minor Scale | G sharp Minor Scale | B flat Minor Scale |
C Melodic Minor Scale
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D Melodic Minor Scale
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E Melodic Minor Scale
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F Melodic Minor Scale
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G Melodic Minor Scale
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G Melodic Minor Scale Video
A Melodic Minor Scale
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A Melodic Minor Scale Video
B Melodic Minor Scale
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C sharp Melodic Minor Scale
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E flat Melodic Minor Scale
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F sharp Melodic Minor Scale
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G sharp Melodic Minor Scale
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B flat Melodic Minor Scale
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*updated in 2024
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