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
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G L O S S A R Y
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T H E B A S I C I D E A
Chords may be built from any combination of notes within a scale, skipping or using consecutive tones. Triads employ the tonic (1st), skip the 2nd to add the 3rd, then skip the 4th to add the 5th. For extended chords, we can add 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, etc.
C H O R D F O R M S
Each mode contains exactly the same tones as its parent scale, so they will work over any progression built from it. NOTE: "5" chords (aka power chords), used widely in rock, consist only of the tonic and a perfect 5th.
Ab B C D Eb F G = Ab5
Ab B C D Eb F G = Ab
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abmaj7
Ab B C D Eb F G = Ab6
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abm
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abm/maj7
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abm6
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abdim
Ab B C D Eb F G = Abdim7
Beyond seven tones...
Ab B C D Eb F G Ab B = Abmaj7#9
Ab B C D Eb F G Ab B = Ab6/#9
C H O R D D I A G R A M S
Here are a few positions on the fretboard for some of the aformentioned chords.