Guitar scale · Major & minor
C harmonic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the C harmonic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- CDE♭FGA♭B
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 8–13, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------9--12-13----------| G|----------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------9--10-12----------------------------| A|----------8--10-11-------------------------------------| E|-8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 8, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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