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

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

Notes going up: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D

Notes coming down: Eb C# B Bb Ab Gb F

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|--0---1---3-|
B|--1---------|
G|--1---------|
D|--0---1---3-|
A|--1---3-----|
D|--4---6-----|

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

d|--4---6-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--8--10-----|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

d|--8--10-----|
B|--7---9-----|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--12--13-|

Coming down

d|--8---9-----|
B|--7---9-----|
G|--6---8--10-|
D|--8---9-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-11--13-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--0---1---3-|
B|--1---------|
G|--1---------|
D|--0---1-----|
A|--1---------|
D|--1---3---4-|

Coming down

d|--1---3-----|
B|--0---2-----|
G|--1---------|
D|--1---------|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---3---4-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--0---1---3-|
B|--1---------|
G|--1---------|
D|--0---1---3-|
A|--1---3-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

d|--3---4---6-|
B|--1---3---4-|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--0---1---3-|
A|--1---3-----|
D|--1---3---4-|

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 13 11 11 13`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 10 9 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 5 6 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 4 3 3 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 9 8 7 7 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 9 8 7 x x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 5 4 3 3 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 9 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`8 8 8 7 6 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 10 8 7 10`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 6 7 6 x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 12 10 9 12`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 x x x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 3 3 0`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 1 3 3 0`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 3`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`6 6 6 8 7 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 11 13 11 13 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 11 10 11 9 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`8 8 8 10 9 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 13 12 13 11 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 5 6 7 6 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 6 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 3 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 11 13 11 13 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 9 8 10 9 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 6 x`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 1 1`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 3 1`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 1 3 1 0`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 1 3 3 0`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 13 13 11 x x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 4 3 3 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 9 8 7 x x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 5 4 3 x x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 8 7 7 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 x x x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 6 4 7 x x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 6 8 7 x x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 x x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 11 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 x x`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 x x`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x x 5 4 0`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x x 5 3 4`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x x 5 7 0`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
A|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|

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

d|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------------------------------7-------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|8-------------------6-------6---8---6---8---10--8---10------10--|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
A|6---8---9---8---9-------9---------------------------------------|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-------------------------------------------------------5-------|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|
A|5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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