You can create a certain mood, just by choosing a certain key. ascending the scale, the natural minor is used when descending the scale. The same applies to Major & Minor chords. The melodic minor scale was (like the harmonic minor scale) originally derived. When you practice next, ask yourself a few questions about the key you're in how many sharps or flats there are does the piece sound happy or sad, and if so, why? Major Scales tend to sound pretty happy whereas a minor scale has a certain 'sadness' about it. As you continue on this sometimes rugged journey they call Theory, things start to make sense. For some of you, it may seem a little daunting. I hope you enjoyed this session on Music Scales. Dominant and Subdominant are a fifth above and below the tonic.Mediant and Submediant are each a third above and below the tonic.Supertonic and Subtonic are, one step above and one step below the tonic.Leading Tone is used when the interval is a half step, e.g., maj7 (B) In Summary: Subtonic is used when the interval between it and the tonic in the upper octave is a whole step, e.g., 7 or dom7 (B♭) The picture charts below show all the 12 melodic scales in minor, easy to understand and play with the correct fingering. Octave above the tonic / tonal center / note of final resolution Melodically strong affinity for the tonic / leads to the tonic / Subtonic-one whole step below the tonic Lower mediant / mid-way between the tonic and subdominant Lower dominant / same interval below tonic dominant is above tonic To find a Relative Major from a given Minor, ascend (count up) 3 semi-tones from the minor, e.g., if you are in the key of Am, count up 3 semitones from A - A# - B - C.To find a Relative Minor from a given Major, descend (count down) 3 semi-tones from the major, e.g., if you are in the key of A Major, count down 3 semitones from A - G# - G - F#.Deriving the Melodic Minor Scale from the Major Scale The ascending form of the melodic minor scale can also be derived by lowering the third degree of any major scale by a half step. This means they share the same notes, but because they start at different places, they have a different step pattern and therefore a different sound. The descending version of the scale contains the same notes as the natural minor scale, so F and G are lowered to F and G. The Major scale and its relative Minor Scale share the same Key Signature.Every Major Scale has a relative Natural Minor Scale and every Minor Scale has a relative Major Scale On the left are the four scale types: major, harmonic minor, ascending melodic minor, and descending melodic minor (or natural minor).The harmonic minor scale simply represents composers’ tendency to use ti when building harmonies that include the seventh scale degree in the minor mode. Truth be told, most composers don’t really think about three different forms of the minor scale. Music Scales are related by their key signatures: Major to Minor and Minor to Major. When descending, the melodic minor scale uses the natural te and le. If you see no sharps or flats in the key signature, you are in the key of C Major or A Minor. If you ascend 7 semitones from D♭ (the last flat), you get A♭. Melodic Minor Scale The melodic minor scale is unique because it is different going up (ascending) than it is going down (descending). Perfect 5th: The 5th note of the scale is. Perfect 4th: The 4th note of the scale is G. Minor 3rd: The 3rd note of the scale is F. Major 2nd: The 2nd note of the scale is E. Tonic: The 1st note of the D melodic minor scale is D. The leading Tone of G minor is F sharp, because F sharp is the degree VII and is distant to a seventh major of the tonic, or an half step (semitone ) lower than the tonic).In this example we see 4 flats - B♭, E♭, A♭, and D♭ on the clef at the beginning of a piece of music (key signature). The melodic and harmonic minor scales occur when the natural minor scale is altered to improve melodic movement or to make additional harmonies available. (W-H-W-W-W-W-H) The descending formula is the natural minor scale formula backwards. The relative major key of G minor is B flat Major and below if the B flat Major scale : The note names of G descending melodic minor scale are : G F E♭ D C B♭ A The note names of G ascending melodic minor scale are : G A B♭ C D E♮ F♯ The note names of G harmonic minor scale are : G A B♭ C D E♭ F♯ The note names of G natural minor scale are : G A B♭ C D E♭ F Here are all G minor scales: G natural minor scale There are four different kinds of minor scales and here are all G minor scales: For example, the descending form of the C natural minor scale: C: Bb: Ab: G: F: Eb: D: C: is used as the descending form of the C melodic minor scale: So, here’s the ascending form of the C melodic minor. The key signature of G minor scale has two flats (2♭) because its relative major key is B flat Major scale. The descending form of the melodic minor scale is identical with that of the natural minor scale.