which concluding with a descending G# Minor arpeggio. Example 6. The Oriental Scale - Key of D (D-E Flat-F#-G-A flat-b-c) Bars 1-4 We start with clean chords highlighting the Altered chord ...

Harmonic minor keys are used when writing chords. There is another version of the minor key known as the melodic minor. This is used when writing a melody. Each key signature has two possible keys.