Scale · Advanced scales
C 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
- C1
- D2
- D#b3
- F4
- G5
- G#b6
- B7
Also written as C · D · Eb · F · G · Ab · B.
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 C harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.