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A harmonic minor scale on guitar

A harmonic minor has 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G♯.

A harmonic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABCDEFG♯
Degree12♭345♭67
Step2122131

A harmonic minor on the whole neck

Every A harmonic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A harmonic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G#2A2B2C3D3E3F3A2B2C3D3E3F3G#3A3B3C4D3E3F3G#3A3B3C4D4E4F4G#3A3B3C4D4E4F4G#4A4B3C4D4E4F4G#4A4B4C5D5E4F4G#4A4B4C5D5E5F56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A harmonic minor
Note names
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A harmonic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6712b345b612b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A harmonic minor
Degrees

A harmonic minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A harmonic minor, position 1, frets 0 to 45b6712b345b6712b345b676E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A harmonic minor, position 2, frets 2 to 6712b345b6712b345b6716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      A harmonic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 912b345b6712b345b6712b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A harmonic minor, position 4, frets 7 to 112b345b6712b345b6712b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A harmonic minor, position 5, frets 10 to 1445b6712b345b6712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            2BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭3CaugC augmented arpeggio
            4DmD minor arpeggio
            5EE major arpeggio
            ♭6FF major arpeggio
            7G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am(maj7)Am(maj7) arpeggio
            2Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3C–
            4Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            5E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            7G♯dim7G♯dim7 arpeggio

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A harmonic minor, starting from another root.

            Harmonic minor in every key

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