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Scale Construction

Scale Construction — Set 4

20 practice questions.

1. What notes make up the C melodic minor scale (ascending)?

Answer: C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B

2. Spell out the C♯ melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯

3. List the notes in a D melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: D – E – F – G – A – B – C♯

4. What notes make up the D♯ melodic minor scale (ascending)?

Answer: D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C𝄪

5. Spell out the E melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D♯

6. List the notes in a F melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: F – G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D – E

7. What notes make up the F♯ melodic minor scale (ascending)?

Answer: F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

8. Spell out the G melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F♯

9. List the notes in a G♯ melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪

10. What notes make up the A melodic minor scale (ascending)?

Answer: A – B – C – D – E – F♯ – G♯

11. Spell out the A♯ melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪 – G𝄪

12. List the notes in a B melodic minor scale (ascending).

Answer: B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯

13. What notes make up the C Mixolydian mode?

Answer: C – D – E – F – G – A – B♭

14. Spell out the C♯ Mixolydian mode.

Answer: C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B

15. List the notes in a D Mixolydian mode.

Answer: D – E – F♯ – G – A – B – C

16. What notes make up the D♯ Mixolydian mode?

Answer: D♯ – E♯ – F𝄪 – G♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯

17. Spell out the E Mixolydian mode.

Answer: E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D

18. List the notes in a F Mixolydian mode.

Answer: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E♭

19. What notes make up the F♯ Mixolydian mode?

Answer: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E

20. Spell out the G Mixolydian mode.

Answer: G – A – B – C – D – E – F