D Melodic Major scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
D
Scale notes
D · E · F♯ · G · A · B♭ · C
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- D→ Whole step →E
- E→ Whole step →F♯
- F♯→ Half step →G
- G→ Whole step →A
- A→ Half step →B♭
- B♭→ Whole step →C
- C→ Whole step →D
D Melodic Major has 7 notes and 47 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.