Scale · Advanced scales

D# 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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D# harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#A#BDD#FF#A#BDD#FF#G#A#BDD#FF#G#A#BDD#FG#A#BDD#FF#G#A#BDD#FF#G#A#BDFF#G#A#BDD#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D#1
  2. F2
  3. F#b3
  4. G#4
  5. A#5
  6. Bb6
  7. D7

Also written as Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · B · D.

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 D# harmonic minor. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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