About the A Harmonic Minor b5 scale
A Harmonic Minor b5 is used for jazz and film scoring that wants a dark, unsettled color. Think of it as a harmonic minor with a lowered fifth, tense and exotic.
Its notes are A, B, C, D, E♭, F, and G♯. The formula is W H W H W 1½ H.
This scale draws two black keys from the piano, E♭ and G♯. This scale lines up four white keys back to back.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | FF | Minor 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H W H W 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-2-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A | B | C | D | E flat | F | G sharp | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Harmonic Minor b5 in other keys
C Harmonic Minor b5 scaleD flat Harmonic Minor b5 scaleD Harmonic Minor b5 scaleE flat Harmonic Minor b5 scaleE Harmonic Minor b5 scaleF Harmonic Minor b5 scaleG flat Harmonic Minor b5 scaleG Harmonic Minor b5 scaleA flat Harmonic Minor b5 scaleB flat Harmonic Minor b5 scaleB Harmonic Minor b5 scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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