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E♭ melodic minor

D♯ and E♭ are the same pitch. This scale is written as E♭ melodic minor because that spelling needs fewer accidentals than D♯ melodic minor.

Notes
E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D
Degrees
1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7
Intervals in semitones
0 2 3 5 7 9 11

On the fretboard

About this scale

Major with a lowered 3rd. This is the ascending form of melodic minor and the form used in jazz.