A Harmonic Minor

Holdsworth's Usable Scales · Scale 3 of 10

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Scale 3 of 10Holdsworth's Usable Scales

No 3 A Harmonic Minor

Allan's symbol: Aⓧ-6 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – b6 – 7

A Harmonic Minor scale, full-neck fretboard diagram, Fretly rendering
  • Allan’s symbol: Aⓧ-6
  • Formula: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7

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Backing tracks

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A Harmonic Minor scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BdimB, D, F C+C, E, G# DmD, F, A DdimD, F, Ab Dsus2D, E, A EE, G#, B E+E, G#, C Esus4E, A, B FF, A, C FmF, Ab, C FdimF, Ab, B G#dimG#, B, D G#+G#, C, E

Seventh chords

AmMaj7A, C, E, G# Amaj7sus4A, D, E, G# Bm7b5B, D, F, A Bdim7B, D, F, Ab Cmaj7#5C, E, G#, B Dm7D, F, A, C Dm7b5D, F, Ab, C Ddim7D, F, Ab, B Dm6D, F, A, B E7E, G#, B, D E7#5E, G#, C, D E7sus4E, A, B, D Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fdim7F, Ab, B, D FmMaj7F, Ab, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D Fm6F, Ab, C, D

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