C#/Db Melodic Minor (Classical) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The C#/Db Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat melodic minor (classical)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: C# D# E F# G# A# C

Notes coming down: C# B A G# F# E D#

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--9--11-----|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-11--13-----|
D|-14--16-----|

Coming down

E|--7---9--11-|
B|--9--10-----|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--9--11--13-|
A|-11--12-----|
D|-14--16-----|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--0---2-----|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--2---4-----|
A|--3---4---6-|
D|--6---8-----|

Coming down

E|--0---2-----|
B|--0---2---4-|
G|--1---2-----|
D|--2---4-----|
A|--2---4---6-|
D|--6---7-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|--4---6-----|
B|--5---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
D|--8--10--11-|

Coming down

E|--4---5-----|
B|--5---7-----|
G|--4---6---8-|
D|--6---7-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
D|--9--11-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--9--11-----|
D|-11--13--14-|

Coming down

E|--7---9--11-|
B|--9--10-----|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--7---9--11-|
A|--9--11-----|
D|-11--13--14-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--9--11-----|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-11--13-----|
D|-13--14--16-|

Coming down

E|--7---9--11-|
B|--9--10-----|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--9--11--13-|
A|-11--12-----|
D|-13--14--16-|

3NPS - First Position

E|-11--12--14-|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|--9--11--13-|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|--9--11--13-|
D|-11--13--14-|

Coming down

E|-11--12--14-|
B|-10--12--14-|
G|--9--11--13-|
D|--9--11--13-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|-11--13--14-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`1 1 1 3 4 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`1 1 4 3 4 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 5 5 4`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 5 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 x x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`4 4 4 3 2 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`4 4 4 3 2 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 4`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`6 6 6 5 4 4`
V	G#	G# C D#	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 10 8 7 8`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 0`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 4`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 5 2 0`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`4 4 4 6 5 6`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`4 4 4 6 5 x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 6 5 7 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 6 8 7 8`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`6 6 6 8 7 8`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`6 6 6 8 7 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 4 3 1 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 11 8 9 8`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 11 13 13 11`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 6 8 7 8`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 11 10 11 11 8`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 11 10 11 11 11`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x 1 2 1 1 0`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x 1 2 1 1 x`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x x 3 1 0`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x 1 2 1 1 4`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x 10 8 11 9`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x x 11 11 11`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 7 6 5 x x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x x 9 9 8`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x x 1 1 0`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 11 11 9`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 11 10 8 x x`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x x 13 13 11`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 2 5 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 4 6 5 x x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x x 6 5 8`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x x 6 9 8`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 3 4 3 x x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x x 10 8 11 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 3 1 1 x x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 6 5 4 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x x 5 4 4`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 4 5 4 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 8 x x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 9 10 9 x x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 3 1 3 x x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 3 4 3 x x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x x 3 1 0`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x x 3 1 4`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x 8 5 5 x`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`8 7 10 x x x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---6-----------1---6-----------1---6-----------1---6-----------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|1-----------5---1-----------5---1-----------5---1-----------5---|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|
G|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|
D|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
D|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------5-------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|1-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
A|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|2-------------------------------------------4-------4---5---4---|
G|1-------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|3-------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
D|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|4---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------------------------------------------5-------5---7---5---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
D|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|
A|3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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