Scale · Advanced scales

F 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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F harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck57 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EFGG#A#CC#EFGA#CC#EFGG#A#CEFGG#A#CC#EFGG#A#CC#EFGG#A#CC#EFGG#A#CC#EFGG#A#CC#EFG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. F1
  2. G2
  3. G#b3
  4. A#4
  5. C5
  6. C#b6
  7. E7

Also written as F · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · E.

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

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