A Harmonic Minor

A Harmonic Minor - All Notes

A Harmonic Minor

Notes: A - B - C - D - E - F - G#
Formula: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7

"A Harmonic Minor" is scale number 3 on the list of Allan Holdsworth's 10 Most Usable Scales.

As you practice this scale, you be playing it Per String, aswell as with CAGED and 3NPS fingerings.

You will you will learn all about Modes, memorise the shapes and inversions of Closed and Wide Triads, you'll learn all of the Seventh Chords, Sus Chords, Arpeggios and Scale Patterns. 

Check out these chord-scale studies, well suited for beginning and intermediate players.

As you practice and jam, use the backing tracks to enjoy and master it all.

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Triads

1m Am
2dim Bdim
b3+ C+
4dim Ddim
4m Dm
5 E
5+ E+
b6dim Fdim
b6m Fm
b6 F
b6(b5) F(b5)
7dim G#dim
7+ G#+
7(b5) G#(b5)

Seventh Chords

1mMaj7 AmMaj7
2dim7 Bdim7
2m7b5 Bm7b5
b3maj7#5 Cmaj7#5
4dim7 Ddim7
4m7b5 Dm7b5
4m7 Dm7
5dom7 E7
5dom7+ E7+
b6dim7 Fdim7
b6mMaj7 FmMaj7
b6maj7 Fmaj7
b6maj7b5 Fmaj7b5
7dim7 G#dim7

The Modes of the A Harmonic Minor Scale

Mode #1: A Harmonic Minor


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Formula: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7

Base Chords: Am, AmMaj7

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Mode #2: B Locrian ♮6th


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Formula: 1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - 6 - b7

Base Chords: Bdim, Bdim7

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Mode #3: C Ionian #5


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Formula: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - #5 - 6 - 7

Base Chords: C+, Cmaj7#5

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Mode #4: D Dorian #4


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Formula: 1 - 2 - b3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - b7

Base Chords: Ddim, Dm, Ddim7, Dm7b5, Dm7

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Mode #5: E Phrygian Dominant


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Formula: 1 - b2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

Base Chords: E, E+E7, E7+

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Mode #6: F Lydian #2


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Formula: 1 - #2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Base Chords: Fdim, Fm, F, Fdim7, FmMaj7, Fmaj7, Fmaj7b5

Non-strict Triads:
F(b5)

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Mode #7: G# Super Locrian bb7


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Formula: 1 - b2 - b3 - 3 - b5 - b6 - bb7

Base Chords: G#º, G#+, G#º7

Non-strict Triads: G#(b5)

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