Re: theory question

> 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
>