D

Minor Variants Scale

D Harmonic Minor

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

Notes in D Harmonic Minor

D1
E2
F3
G4
A5
A#6
C#7
D8

Chords in D Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iDmD – F – Aminor
iiE°E – G – A#diminished
IIIF+F – A – C#augmented
ivGmG – A# – Dminor
VAA – C# – Emajor
VIA#A# – D – Fmajor
viiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished

Other Scales in D

MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Natural MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, CMelodic MinorD, E, F, G, A, B, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CLocrianD, D#, F, G, G#, A#, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CBluesD, F, G, G#, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Phrygian DominantD, D#, F#, G, A, A#, CHungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C

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 D 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 D Harmonic Minor

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

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

To develop your ear for the D 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.