Guitar scale · Major & minor
D♭ harmonic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the D♭ 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
- D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭B𝄫C
- 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 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-13-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-12-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D♭ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III+
F♭aug
F♭maj7♯5
F♭ A♭ C
VI
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
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