Guitar · scales and modes # A harmonic minor scale on guitar A harmonic minor has 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G♯. | Note | A | B | C | D | E | F | G♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in A harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | 2 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | ♭3 | Caug | [C augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-augmented) | | 4 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 5 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | ♭6 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 7 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in A harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am(maj7) | [Am(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ammaj7) | | 2 | Bm7♭5 | [Bm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) · [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | C | – | | 4 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | Fmaj7 | [Fmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) · [Fmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) · [Fmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) · [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | G♯dim7 | [G♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-dim7) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A harmonic minor, starting from another root. - [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) ## Harmonic minor in every key - [C harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) - [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) - [E♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-harmonic-minor) - [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) - [F harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-harmonic-minor) - [F♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) - [A♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-harmonic-minor) - A harmonic minor - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) - [B harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-harmonic-minor) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A harmonic minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-harmonic-minor:9:ladder:p1)