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C harmonic minor scale on guitar

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

C harmonic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDE♭FGA♭B
Degree12♭345♭67
Step2122131

C harmonic minor on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C harmonic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2B2C3D3Eb3F3G3B2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3B3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3B3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3B3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4B3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4B4C5D5F4G4Ab4B4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C harmonic minor
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C harmonic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1545b6712b345712b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b671245b6712b3456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C harmonic minor in 5 positions

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

C harmonic minor, position 1, frets 1 to 545b6712b345b6712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C harmonic minor, position 2, frets 3 to 75b6712b345b6712b345b676E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C harmonic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 9712b345b6712b345b6716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes
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        C harmonic minor, position 4, frets 8 to 1212b345b6712b345b6712b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C harmonic minor, position 5, frets 10 to 142b345b6712b345b6712b346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1CmC minor arpeggio
            2DdimD diminished arpeggio
            ♭3E♭augE♭ augmented arpeggio
            4FmF minor arpeggio
            5GG major arpeggio
            ♭6A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            7BdimB diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm(maj7)Cm(maj7) arpeggio
            2Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3E♭–
            4Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            5G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            7Bdim7Bdim7 arpeggio

            Same notes, other names

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

            Harmonic minor in every key

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