D♯ Melodic Minor scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
D♯
Scale notes
D♯ · E♯ · F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · B♯ · C♯♯
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9 · 11
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- D♯→ Whole step →E♯
- E♯→ Half step →F♯
- F♯→ Whole step →G♯
- G♯→ Whole step →A♯
- A♯→ Whole step →B♯
- B♯→ Whole step →C♯♯
- C♯♯→ Half step →D♯
D♯ Melodic Minor has 7 notes and 43 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.