Full D harmonic minor scale with open strings Note that all the open strings can be played with the exception of the B string. Here is the full scale for all open strings. One-octave D Harmonic minor scale with open strings The triads in D harmonic minor are D minor, E diminished, F augmented, G minor, A major, B♭ major, and C# diminished.īelow is a one-octave D harmonic minor scale starting on the open D string. Harmonic minor scale triads: i, ii o, ♭III+, iv, V, ♭VI, vii o That doesn’t make sense to me, so I add the flat symbol so that I know the scale degree number and its interval distance away from the tonic. Every other website expresses the chords for the 3rd & 6th scale degrees without the flat symbol. I prefer to use ♭III+ and ♭VI instead of III+ and VI respectively. The following triads can be built from the harmonic minor scale, but note that I express the chords in roman numerals differently than everyone else. If you’d like to learn more about the harmonic minor and the other minor scales, then check out the Wikipedia Minor Scale page and The Minor Scales article from Music Theory Academie.ĭ harmonic minor triads and open scale shapes But that 7th also creates a fully diminished 7th chord and other eerie chords. The major 7th allows the 5th scale degree to be a major chord and therefore a dominant 7th. It’s the raised 7th that distinguishes the harmonic minor from the natural minor scale. The key signature for the harmonic minor is the same as for the natural minor with accidentals used to notate wherever the major 7th occurs. Harmonic minor intervals = R-M2-m3-P4-P5-m6- M7ĭ Harmonic minor notes = D-E-F-G-A-B♭- C# Natural minor intervals = R-M2-m3-P4-P5-m6- m7 You could also notate that as m3 for minor 3rd or W+1/2 for a whole step plus a half step. The “A2” is for the augmented 2nd interval between the 6th & 7th sale degrees.
Hopefully, you know that “W” stands for whole step and “H” for half step. Harmonic minor scale formula = W-H-W-W-H-A2-H Natural minor scale formula = W-H-W-W-H-W-W Here is a comparison of the of the two scales: Make sure to read my Music Intervals article if you are not familiar with intervals. D natural minor is the relative minor of F major and you use it to build the harmonic minor scale on the note D. The harmonic minor scale differs from the natural minor by one note – the 7th scale degree. Finally, I give my opinion on the chords to use in writing a song in D harmonic minor. I cover the harmonic minor scale in general and cover all 52 chords that can be built from the D harmonic minor scale. The D harmonic minor scale is a good minor key to start with because 5 of the open strings in standard tuning are in the key.
Writing music in a minor key is not an easy thing for most beginner guitar players.
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