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9.15Where does that scale come from?
It is the 4th mode of:
A melodic minor.
A melodic minor:
A B C D E F♯ G♯
starting on D gives:
D E F♯ G♯ A B C.
You do not need to memorize the parent-scale relationship first.
Hear the defining sound:
dominant chord + ♯11.