Harmonic Major scale
Harmonic Major lowers the sixth degree of the major scale a half step and leaves the major third and leading tone intact, darkening the middle of the scale without touching its brightest notes.
- Used for
- Jazz reharmonization, film music and pop that wants a bittersweet turn.
- Formula
-
Steps W W H W H 1½ H Semitones 2-2-1-2-1-3-1 Degrees 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 - Also called
- Sarasangi, Nat Bhairav, and Ionian ♭6.
Harmonic Major in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- D D Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- E E Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- F F Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- G G Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- A A Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
- B B Harmonic Major scale piano guitar
