Re: theory question

[Mark Polesky]

Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> I can't remember what it's called, but there's a third minor
> scale where the 7th can be raised or not. If it's going up to the
> tonic it's sharpened, and if it's going down, it's not. So in the
> scale of A (your classic minor) it goes:
>
> a b c d e f g# a g f e d c b a

The melodic minor. Though the 6th is also raised on the ascent.
a b c d e f# g# a g f e d c b a

I intentionally omitted it since it's so contextually dependent.
But I suppose you could specify it anyway:

ascending:
i: min/maj7
ii: min7
III: maj7+5
IV: dom7
V: dom7
vi: -7
vii: -7

descending:
same as natural minor.

- Mark