7 Modes of Melodic Minor in 7 Keys

Hi Guys,

Welcome to my lesson No. 47

Im my lesson 35 I presented the 7 Modes of the C Major scale
>>> https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/7-Modes-in-7-Keys <<<

Now let's do something more advanced here!
It's time for some interesting concept to learn the 7 Modes of the Melodic Minor scale.
To name the new scales we take the usual names of the modes and just add flats (b) or/and sharps (#)

The 7 Modes of the C Melodic Minor scale are:

I. C Melodic Minor
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Chord:
Cm(Maj7)

II. D Dorian b2
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7
Chord:
Dm7

III. Eb Lydian #5
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, 7
Chord:
EbMaj7#5

IV. F Mixolydian #4 (or F Lydian b7)
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7
Chord:
F79

V. G Mixolydian b6
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7
Chord:
G79

VI: A Aeolian b5
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b7
Chord:
Am7b5

VII. B Altered (or B Super Locrian)
Intervals:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, b6, b7
Chord:
B7#9

Instead to do this in just one key, I always kept the bass on a C note PLUS the corresponding chords of each mode. So in another words you'll get 7 different keys and learn to compare each mode individually.
To give you a better demonstration how different each mode sounds, I made 1 lick for every mode. (7 licks in total)


I. C Melodic Minor (C Melodic Minor) 0:05-0:13
| Cm(Maj7) | % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7

II. C Dorian b2 (Bb Melodic Minor) 0:14-0:23
| Cm7| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7


III. C Lydian #5 (A Melodic Minor) 0:24-0:32
| CMaj7#5 | % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, 7

IV. C Mixolydian #4 or C Lydian b7 (G Melodic Minor) 0:33-0:42
| C79| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7

V. C Mixolydian b6 (F Melodic Minor) 0:43-0:51
| C79| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7

VI. C Aeolian b5 (Eb Melodic Minor) 0:53-1:01
| Cm7b5| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b7

VII. C Altered or C Super Locrian (C# Melodic Minor) 1:03-1:11
| C7#9| % | Fm79 | % |
Intervals:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, b6, b7

Have fun! ;-)

Final words

I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro 5 you'll find all this little extras!

Cheers - Guido

Technical specifications
Guitar: Music Man Luke II
Strings: D'Addario NYXL 009
Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
Recording SW: Logic 9, several plugins
Amp(Only for Monitor): Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 2x12" V30

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Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E
Tempo: 100 BPM