The scale tone chords derived from the A melodic minor scale are shown below. Because of the sharpened 6th degree, there will be more changes to the types of chords derived from this scale. Chord II is now minor instead of major, chord IV is major instead of minor and chord VI is diminished instead of major. These changes are all brought about by the raising of the 6th degree of the scale from F to F# to fit the melodic minor scale pattern of degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
This example is derived from the A melodic minor scale tone chords shown above. It also contains one chromatic note (A# or Bb) as part of a repeating bass run.