Melodic minor scale (thing)

The melodic minor scale contains seven modes. They are, from the first up (in the key of A minor):

• Melodic Minor (I) — A B C D E F# G# A
• Dorian b2 (II) — B C D E F# G# A B
• Lydian Augmented (III) — C D E F# G# A B C
• Lydian Dominant (IV) — D E F# G# A B C D
• Hindu (V) — E F# G# A B C D E
• Locrian n2 (VI) — F# G# A B C D E F#
• Super Locrian (VII) — G# A B C D E F# G#

The guitar pattern for the scale is:

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The bass pattern for the scale is:

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The piano pattern for the scale is:

A  B  C  D  E  F# G# A
1  2  3  1  2  3  4  5

Source: The Keyboard Grimoire (book), Advanced Scale Concepts and Licks for Guitar (book)