C Melodic Minor Scale — Piano
C Melodic Minor on piano: notes C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with both the 6th and 7th raised (ascending form) — a jazz-theory staple, essentially a major scale with only the 3rd flattened.
Classical theory traditionally lowers the 6th and 7th when descending (same notes as natural minor) — this chart shows the ascending form throughout.
Piano, C3 to C5. Notes in this scale, low to high: C3 (root), D3 (2), Eb3 (flat 3), F3 (4), G3 (5), A3 (6), B3 (7), C4 (root), D4 (2), Eb4 (flat 3), F4 (4), G4 (5), A4 (6), B4 (7), C5 (root).
Notes in the C melodic minor scale
The C melodic minor scale contains 7 notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 2 | D |
| b3 | Eb |
| 4 | F |
| 5 | G |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | B |
C melodic minor on piano
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the keyboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, and export a printable PDF.