Flute melodic minor scales are significant musical scales in music theory and flute playing at large. It is formed by raising the sixth and seventh notes of the natural minor scale by one half-step when ascending, while descending the melodic minor scale reverts to the natural minor scale. If you are interested in obtaining a PDF copy of melodic minor scales for the flute, click here.
List of flute melodic minor scales
- A melodic minor scale
- D melodic minor scale
- G melodic minor scale
- C melodic minor scale
- F melodic minor scale
- B-flat (Bb) melodic minor scale
- E-flat (Eb) melodic minor scale
- A-flat (Ab) melodic minor scale
- A-sharp (A#) melodic minor scale
- D-sharp (D#) melodic minor scale
- G-sharp (G#) melodic minor scale
- C-sharp (C#) melodic minor scale
- F-sharp (F#) melodic minor scale
- B melodic minor scale
- E melodic minor scale
A melodic minor scale
The A melodic minor scale on the flute features a sharpened sixth and seventh note, which are F# and G# while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh note naturalized while descending. You can find a flute scale chart for the two-octave A melodic minor scale below.
D melodic minor scale
The D melodic minor scale on the flute includes a sharpened sixth and seventh note, which are B and C# while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh note naturalized while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave D melodic minor scale.
G melodic minor scale
The G melodic minor scale on the flute has sharpened sixth and seventh notes, which are E and F# while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes naturalized while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave G melodic minor scale.
C melodic minor scale
The C melodic minor scale on the flute sharpens the sixth and seventh notes, which are A and B while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes naturalized while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave C melodic minor scale.
F melodic minor scale
The F melodic minor scale on the flute naturalizes the sixth and seventh notes, which are D# and E# in the F melodic minor ascending scale. Meanwhile, in the descending scale, both notes are flat and natural, which are the same as the F natural minor scale. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave F minor scale, including both ascending and descending patterns.
B-flat (Bb) melodic minor scale
The B-flat melodic minor scale on the flute sharpens the sixth and seventh notes, which are G and A-flat, respectively, while ascending. In the descending pattern, both notes are natural, which is the same as the B-flat natural minor scale. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave B-flat minor scale, including both ascending and descending patterns.
E-flat (Eb) melodic minor scale
The E-flat melodic minor scale on the flute raises the sixth and seventh notes, which are C and D, respectively while ascending. In the descending pattern, both notes are natural, which is the same as the E-flat natural minor scale. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave E-flat melodic minor scale, including both ascending and descending patterns.
A-flat (Ab) melodic minor scale
The A-flat melodic minor scale has the sixth and seventh notes, which are F-flat and G-flat naturalized while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are flattened while descending. A flute scale chart for the two-octave A-flat melodic minor scale is provided below.
A-sharp (A#) melodic minor scale
The A-sharp melodic minor scale has the sixth and seventh notes, which are F-sharp and G-sharp double-sharped while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are flattened or single-sharped while descending. A flute scale chart for the two-octave A-sharp melodic minor scale is provided below.
D-sharp (D#) melodic minor scale
The D-sharp melodic minor scale features the sixth and seventh notes, which are B and C-sharp, sharpened and double-sharped respectively while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are flattened and single-sharped while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave D-sharp melodic minor scale.
G-sharp (G#) melodic minor scale
The G-sharp melodic minor scale features the sixth and seventh notes, which are E and F#, sharpened and double-sharped respectively while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are flattened and single-sharped while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave G-sharp melodic minor scale.
C-sharp (C#) melodic minor scale
The C-sharp melodic minor scale has the sixth and seventh notes, which are A and B sharpened while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are naturalized while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave C-sharp melodic minor scale.
F-sharp (F#) melodic minor scale
The F-sharp melodic minor scale has the sixth and seventh notes, which are D and E sharpened while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes naturalized while descending. A flute scale chart for the two-octave F-sharp melodic minor scale is provided below.
B melodic minor scale
The B melodic minor scale features the sixth and seventh notes, which are G and A sharpened while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes naturalized while descending. Below is a flute scale chart for the two-octave B melodic minor scale.
E melodic minor scale
The E melodic minor scale sharpens the sixth and seventh notes, which are C and D, respectively, while ascending, and naturalizes them while descending. A flute scale chart for the two-octave E melodic minor scale is provided below.
