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The Modes of the C Melodic Minor Scale
Mode #1: C Jazz Melodic Minor
Mode #2: D Dorian b2
Mode #3: Eb Lydian Augmented
Mode #4: F Lydian Dominant
Mode #5: G Mixolydian b6
Mode #6: A Locrian ♮2 (Natural Second)
Mode #7: B Altered Scale - Super Locrian
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Intervallic structure: 1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7
This mode exists with various labels:
- Altered Scale
- Altered Dominant Scale
- Super Locrian Scale
- Palamidian Scale
For the purpose of improvisation, it is most useful to use simply one label (your favorite one) or to think of it as "melodic minor one step up".