Major & minor
D♯ harmonic minor scale
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯BC𝄪
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
How to play the D♯ harmonic minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-15-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–16
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-5-| E|-------2-4-------| C|-2-3-5-----------| G|-----------3-----|
Position 1 · frets 2–5
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D♯ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
vii°
C𝄪dim
C𝄪dim7
C𝄪 E♯ G♯
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