Guitar · scales and modes # D harmonic minor scale on guitar D harmonic minor has 7 notes: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C♯. | Note | D | E | F | G | A | B♭ | C♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ## D harmonic minor on the whole neck Every D 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". D harmonic minor Note names D harmonic minor Degrees ## D harmonic minor in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 16 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 2 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | ♭3 | Faug | [F augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-augmented) | | 4 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 5 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | ♭6 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | 7 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in D harmonic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm(maj7) | [Dm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmmaj7) | | 2 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | F | – | | 4 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | B♭maj7 | [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) · [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) · [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) · [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | C♯dim7 | [C♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-dim7) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D harmonic minor, starting from another root. - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-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 - [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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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 D 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:2:ladder:p1)