D#/Eb Melodic Minor (Classical) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (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: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

E|--2---4-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--8--10-----|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

E|--6---8-----|
B|--7---9-----|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--12--13-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

E|--1---2---4-|
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	`1 1 1 3 4 2`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 4 3 4 2`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 4 3 3 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 4 7 7 6`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 9 8 7 7 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 9 8 7 x x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 6`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 10 8 7 8`
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 10`
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 2`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`1 1 0 3 x x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
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 1`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 5 7 4`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 8 7 8`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`6 6 6 8 7 8`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`6 6 6 8 7 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 3 3 4`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x x 8 7 9 6`
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 x 0 1 1 1`
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`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 1 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 13 10 11 10`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 5 4 2`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 8 7 8`
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 3 3 4`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 8`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 11`
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`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 1 0 1 1 1`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 13 12 13 13 10`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 1 2`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 3 2`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 x x`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 1 3 3 2`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 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`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 8 7 6`
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 x x 11 11 11`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x 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 x x 11 11 10`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x x 3 3 2`
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 x 13 13 11`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
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 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
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 x 8 7 6`
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 x 1 1 1`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
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 x 8 7 6`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
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`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 3 0 3 x x`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x x 5 3 2`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x x 5 3 6`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`10 9 0 x x x`
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`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|3-----------7---3-----------7---3-----------7---3-----------7---|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|
G|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------5---5---8-------|
D|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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

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

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

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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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