Scale · Advanced scales
A harmonic minor
Minor with a raised seventh. The step and a half before the root gives it that eastern colour and pulls hard toward home.
Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.
Instrument
Tuning
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Notes
- A1
- B2
- Cb3
- D4
- E5
- Fb6
- G#7
Also written as A · B · C · D · E · F · Ab.
Formula
W · H · W · W · H · W+H · H
W = whole step · H = half step
Degrees
1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · b6 · 7
Chords in the scale
Triads that fit entirely inside A harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.