HARMONIC MINOR SCALE
HARMONIC MINOR CHORD
LOCRIAN ♮6 MODE
LOCRIAN ♮6 CHORD
IONIAN #5 MODE
IONIAN #5 CHORD
DORIAN #4 MODE
DORIAN #4 CHORD
PHRYGIAN ♮3 MODE
PHRYGIAN ♮3 CHORD
LYDIAN #2 MODE
LYDIAN #2 CHORD
ALTERED bb7 MODE
ALTERED bb7 CHORD
H A R M M I N 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: Bequadro, which is Italian for the "natural" symbol, referring in this case to the 6th degree. Here's a scale with a dark, flamenco feel that's useful over diminished and m7b5 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