Get Ascending D Natural Minor Scale UK. The key signature of a minor tells us that there are no sharps or flats (in other words, you play all the white notes on a keyboard remember, the melodic minor is only used on the ascending scale. When coming down the scale you use the natural minor.
As you can see, natural minor scales have three lowered scale degrees, harmonic minor scales have two lowered scale degrees, and melodic minor scales have one lowered scale degrees in its ascending version.
To other musicians, like jazz musicians, 'melodic minor' simply refers to the ascending form of the melodic. The key signature of a minor tells us that there are no sharps or flats (in other words, you play all the white notes on a keyboard remember, the melodic minor is only used on the ascending scale. Available on kindle and paperback. When descending, composers prefer to use the natural minor scale.