HARMONIC MAJOR SCALE
HARMONIC MAJOR CHORD
DORIAN b5 MODE
DORIAN b5 CHORD
PHRYGIAN b4 MODE
PHRYGIAN b4 CHORD
LYDIAN b3 MODE
LYDIAN b3 CHORD
MIXOLYDIAN b2 MODE
MIXOLYDIAN b2 CHORD
LYDIAN #2/#5 MODE
LYDIAN #2/#5 CHORD
LOCRIAN bb7 MODE
LOCRIAN bb7 CHORD
H A R M M A J O R
I N D E X
E X O T I C A
G L O S S A R Y
E M A I L
N O T A T I O N
Staff notation and tablature, plus several fretboard diagrams.
Try playing this on your guitar or keyboard.
V A R I A N T N A M E S
Also known as: Ionian (or Major) b6, Gypsy. Like Harmonic minor, this has a flat sixth, but the third degree is natural, making it major. The flat sixth also works as a sharp fifth, making this mode sound right at home over augmented chords.
S C A L E D E G R E E S
These identify each tone's position relative to the tonic.
S T E P P A T T E R N
The successive intervals between each of the tones. Every scale or mode has its own distinct pattern.
H = HALF STEP = 1 SEMITONE (1 fret)
W = WHOLE STEP = 2 SEMITONES (2 frets)
m3 = MINOR THIRD = 3 SEMITONES (3 frets)
H E A R I T