The solution was to raise the seventh note to give the harmonic minor - the notes in G harmonic minor are G, A, B b , C, D, Eb, F#. The V-I is now D-Gm or D7-Gm, (making the V chord a seventh chord, ...

Our A minor pentatonic and A natural minor scales by contrast feature a b7th interval, or G natural. So the Harmonic Minor’s G# sits perfectly over the E7 chord, outlining its major 3rd.

Harmonic minors use the relative major key signature and raise the seventh note of the scale. For example, in A harmonic minor there are no sharps or flats other than the raised seventh of G# ...

Scales, which Bailey refers to as “the building blocks of music”, come in many different forms – most commonly in the major, melodic minor or harmonic minor. Bill describes the melodic minor as the ...

Harmonic minors use the relative major key signature and raise the seventh note of the scale. For example, in A harmonic minor there are no sharps or flats other than the raised seventh of G# ...