C Melodic Minor scale — Position 2

Fret 3 position · Standard tuning

Harmonic minor with raised 6th and 7th. Jazz staple.

3frEADGBe
Root (C)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

CDD#FGAB

All 5 positions

C Melodic Minor scale position 2 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 2 of the C Melodic Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 3 position. The notes available in this position are C, D, D#, F, G, A, B. Root notes (C) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The C Melodic Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–9–11 semitones.

C in other scales