Harmonic Minor b5 scale
Lowering the fifth of a harmonic minor scale removes the one interval that held the rest in place.
- Used for
- Jazz and film scoring that wants a dark, unsettled color.
- Formula
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Steps W H W H W 1½ H Semitones 2-1-2-1-2-3-1 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 7 - Relationships
- Rotating the scale onto its flat sixth degree produces Hungarian Major, and onto its fourth degree produces Dorian ♭2 ♯4.
Harmonic Minor b5 in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- D D Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- E E Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- F F Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- G G Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- A A Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
- B B Harmonic Minor b5 scale piano guitar
