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Minor Variants Scale

A Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in A Harmonic Minor

A1
B2
C3
D4
E5
F6
G#7
A8

Chords in A Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iAmA – C – Eminor
iiB°B – D – Fdiminished
IIIC+C – E – G#augmented
ivDmD – F – Aminor
VEE – G# – Bmajor
VIFF – A – Cmajor
viiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished

Other Scales in A

MajorA, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#Natural MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, GMelodic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F#, G#DorianA, B, C, D, E, F#, GPhrygianA, A#, C, D, E, F, GLydianA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#MixolydianA, B, C#, D, E, F#, GLocrianA, A#, C, D, D#, F, GMajor PentatonicA, B, C#, E, F#Minor PentatonicA, C, D, E, GBluesA, C, D, D#, E, GWhole ToneA, B, C#, D#, F, GDiminished (H-W)A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, GDiminished (W-H)A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#Phrygian DominantA, A#, C#, D, E, F, GHungarian MinorA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#Lydian DominantA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play A Harmonic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A Harmonic Minor

The A harmonic minor scale contains the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G#. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in A harmonic minor are Am (i), B° (ii), C+ (III), Dm (iv), E (V), F (VI), G#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the A harmonic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.