Our A minor pentatonic and A natural minor scales by contrast feature a b7th interval, or G natural. So the Harmonic Minor’s G# sits perfectly over the E7 chord, outlining its major 3rd.

Since we all know the harmonic minor scale pretty well as minions of Satan, we can assume that all we have to do to use this scale is play with the fifth of our scale in the bass. Another example: if ...

For G natural minor (G, A, B b , C, D, E b , F) you end up with Dm (V) going to Gm (I). The solution was to raise the seventh note to give the harmonic minor - the notes in G harmonic minor are G, A, ...

You can use two methods to construct our natural and harmonic minors: the derivative method (building the scale according to the intervals between each note within the scale) and the definitive method ...

Note that I, IV, and V are the three major chords (indicated by upper case Roman numerals), ii, iii, and iv are minor chords (as indicated by lower case Roman numerals), and vii is a diminished triad ...

Scales, which Bailey refers to as “the building blocks of music”, come in many different forms – most commonly in the major, melodic minor or harmonic minor. Bill describes the melodic minor as the ...

By contrast, the harmonic minor has a unique sound to it, which makes it rather appealing to the ears. The reason for this is that it features a major 7th interval (1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7), making it one ...