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So whereas the G natural minor scale has note F for the 7th note, this note is raised to arrive at note F# for this harmonic minor scale. The difference between the G harmonic minor scale and the G natural minor scale is that the 7th note position of the minor scale is raised by one half-tone / semitone. G is the octave of the G harmonic minor scale G is the tonic of the G harmonic minor scaleĪ is the supertonic of the G harmonic minor scaleīb is the mediant of the G harmonic minor scaleĬ is the subdominant of the G harmonic minor scaleĭ is the dominant of the G harmonic minor scaleĮb is the submediant of the G harmonic minor scaleį# is the leading tone of the G harmonic minor scale The stave diagrams above show the scale notes without a key signature, with the sharp / flat adjustments inserted before each note on the staff.įor the key signature of this scale, showing the symbols grouped correctly next to the bass or treble clef symbol at the beginning, have a look at the G harmonic minor key signature. These note names are shown below on the treble clef followed by the bass clef. Middle C (midi note 60) is shown with an orange line under the 2nd note on the piano diagram. The 8th note of the G harmonic minor scale is G The 7th note of the G harmonic minor scale is F# The 6th note of the G harmonic minor scale is Eb The 5th note of the G harmonic minor scale is D The 4th note of the G harmonic minor scale is C The 3rd note of the G harmonic minor scale is Bb The 2nd note of the G harmonic minor scale is A The 1st note of the G harmonic minor scale is G G harmonic minor scale note names Note no. Since the natural minor key is itself on the Circle of 5ths - G minor on circle of 5ths, this means that this is a commonly used harmonic minor scale key. This harmonic minor scale is based on the natural minor scale with the same key / tonic note - G natural minor scale. The G harmonic minor scale has 2 flats, 1 sharp. It also shows the scale degree names for all 8 notes. Now, if you’re a real music nerd (like me), then I promise that at some point down the road, we will dive much further into the harmonic minor scale, it’s functionality and it’s construction, but in general, let’s wait until we get our heads around the music theory topics such as intervals, harmonization, chord construction, and chord functions before we attack a heavier topic such as secondary dominants.This step shows the ascending G harmonic minor scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. The V stands for secondary dominant, since it is a chord built from the dominant chord of another scale. This particular chord (the temporarily changed iii chord) in the minor scale is known as a V/iii. This is known as borrowing, since we are borrowing chords from another major scale. To fix this, we can use the harmonic minor scale, which will temporarily change the iii into a major chord. The problem is that a V needs to be a major chord, and our iii is a minor, which does not have the same amount of tension since it lacks the leading tone.
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The tension in the dominant chord stems from the third degree of the dominant chord, which is a leading tone (7th degree) in the major scale.īy comparison, if we called the vi degree of a scale the I-parallel, then the iii would be a V-parallel. A dominant chord is one of the most useful, and functional chords around since it imbues lots of tension into a song, which is usually resolved by migration to the tonic chord. When we consider the major scale, and the chords that are native to that scale, we find that the fifth degree of the major scale builds the dominate chord (a major chord that is five degrees up from the tonic of the scale).
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If you think you won’t understand the technical explanation, feel free to skip ahead to the easier explanation below. However that being said, I will still try. If you’ve been following along with our videos so far, then I will point out that at this point in our music theory journey, this can be a tough question to answer, because we don’t have the necessary language and understanding to get to the bottom of the question. Why Is The Harmonic Minor Scale Important? (The Technical Explanation)