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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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C# harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck54 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#G#ACC#D#EF#ACC#D#EF#G#ACD#EF#G#ACC#D#EG#ACC#D#EF#G#ACC#D#EF#G#ACC#EF#G#ACC#D#EF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C#1
  2. D#2
  3. Eb3
  4. F#4
  5. G#5
  6. Ab6
  7. C7

Also written as Db · Eb · E · Gb · Ab · A · C.

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.

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