D Melodic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The D Melodic Minor scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A B C#

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-15--17-----|
B|-12--14-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--12-----|
D|-11--12--14-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--2---4-----|
A|--2---3---5-|
D|--3---5-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--9--11--12-|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--7---9-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|-12--14--15-|
B|-10--12-----|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|-10--12-----|
D|-11--12--14-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-14--15--17-|
B|-12--14-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--12-----|
D|-11--12--14-|

3NPS - First Position

d|-12--14--15-|
B|-10--12--14-|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12--14-|
A|-12--14--15-|
D|-14--15--17-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`12 12 12 10 10 12`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
II	Em	E G B	`2 2 2 0 0 2`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 9 8 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 4 5 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 6 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 x x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 4 3 2 2 x`
IV	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	G	G B D	`5 2 0 0 0 5`
IV	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
V	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 6 5 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 9`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 11`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`0 0 0 2 2 0`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`0 0 0 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 0`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`5 5 5 7 6 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 10 12 10 12 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 10 9 10 8 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`7 7 7 9 8 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 12 11 12 10 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 10 12 10 12 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 8 7 9 8 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 2 0 2 2 0`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 2 0 2 2 x`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 2 0 2 2 3`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 2 3 2 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 x x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 4 3 2 x x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 7 6 6 x`
IV	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 5 3 6 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 5 7 6 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 8 0 6 x x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 10 11 10 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x x x 4 2 0`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x x x 4 2 3`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x x x 6 0 0`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x x x 6 0 3`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
D|7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
A|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|
B|2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---|0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------|
G|2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-------------------------------------------------------6-------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|5---7---8---7---8-------8---------------------------------------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
B|2-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|0-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
G|2-------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|
A|4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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