<Dl> <Dd> 1, 2, ♭ 3, 4, 5, ♭ 6, 7, 8 </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> 1, 2, ♭ 3, 4, 5, ♭ 6, 7, 8 </Dd> <P> Thus, a harmonic minor scale can be built by lowering the 3rd and 6th degrees of the parallel major scale by one semitone . </P> <P> Because of this construction, the 7th degree of the harmonic minor scale functions as a leading tone to the tonic because it is a semitone lower than the tonic, rather than a whole tone lower than the tonic as it is in natural minor scales . The intervals between the notes of a harmonic minor scale follow the sequence below: </P>

What is the 6th scale degree in the ascending scale of d melodic minor