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G# 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.

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Tuning

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G# harmonic minor scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EGG#A#BC#D#EGA#BC#D#EGG#A#BD#EGG#A#BC#D#EGG#A#BC#D#EGG#A#BC#D#EGG#A#BC#EGG#A#BC#D#EG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. G#1
  2. A#2
  3. Bb3
  4. C#4
  5. D#5
  6. Eb6
  7. G7

Also written as Ab · Bb · B · Db · Eb · E · G.

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

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