Harmonic Minor scale
Harmonic Minor raises the seventh of the natural minor by a half step and leaves the rest untouched, restoring the leading tone that classical minor-key cadences need in order to resolve.
- Used for
- Classical minor keys, flamenco, metal and Middle Eastern melodies.
- Formula
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Steps W H W W H 1½ H Semitones 2-1-2-2-1-3-1 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 - Also called
- Keeravani and Kirwani.
Harmonic Minor in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- D D Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- E E Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- F F Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- G G Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- A A Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
- B B Harmonic Minor scale piano guitar
