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: Phrygian Dominant, Phrygian Major, Major Phrygian, Melodic Major b2, Spanish Phrygian, Spanish Major, Spanish Gypsy, Flamenco, Jewish, Freygish, Ahava Rabboh, Hijaz. This mysterious and gorgeous series of tones is common in Spanish and Middle Eastern music; its natural 4th and 5th degrees make it relatively easy to harmonize.
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