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D Jazz Minor scale

About the D Jazz Minor scale

D Jazz Minor is the ascending melodic minor treated as one scale, a jazz staple. It's used for jazz improvisation and modern minor writing.

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Chords in the key of D Jazz Minor

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i D minor
5fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

ii E minor
2fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

III+ F augmented
6fr 8fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

IV G
3fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

V A
2fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

vi° B diminished
5fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vii° C sharp diminished
4fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in D Jazz Minor

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i D minor major seven
2fr 5fr 10fr

ii E minor seven
7fr 8fr

III+ F major seven sharp five
5fr 8fr 12fr

IV G seven
3fr 5fr 10fr

V A seven
5fr 7fr

vi° B minor seven flat five
6fr 7fr 9fr

vii° C sharp minor seven flat five
4fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

Progressions in D Jazz Minor

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i Isus4
i IV
i V
V i
ii IV V

Notes and intervals

1 D Root
2 E Major 2nd
3 F Minor 3rd
4 G Perfect 4th
5 A Perfect 5th
6 B Major 6th
7 C sharp Major 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Jazz Minor in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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