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C harmonic minor scale

The C harmonic minor scale is C D E♭ F G A♭ B: seven notes, dark, with a strong pull home. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.

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The notes of C harmonic minor

From C up to C: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half. Tap a key to hear it.

C D E♭ F G A♭ B C

CDFGBCE♭A♭
The notes of C harmonic minor scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1CRoot
2DMajor second
♭3E♭Minor third
4FPerfect fourth
5GPerfect fifth
♭6A♭Minor sixth
7BMajor seventh

How C harmonic minor is built

The C minor scale with B♭ raised to B. The raised seventh sits a half step below C, so it pulls hard back home, and it makes the fifth chord G major.

The natural minor scale with its seventh raised a half step. That note makes the fifth chord major, so it pulls hard back home, and the step and a half below it gives the scale its classical, exotic sound. The harmonic minor scale in every key.

Chords in C harmonic minor

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the C major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iCmii°Ddim♭III+E♭augivFmVG♭VIA♭vii°Bdim

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A beat on the chords of C minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about C harmonic minor

What notes are in the C harmonic minor scale?

C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭ and B. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7, counted from the major scale on C, and its steps from C up to C are: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half.

How is C harmonic minor different from C minor?

It raises B♭ to B. The raised seventh, a half step below C, makes the fifth chord G major, which pulls hard back to C minor.

Harmonic minor scale in every key

C harmonic minorC♯ harmonic minorD harmonic minorE♭ harmonic minorE harmonic minorF harmonic minorF♯ harmonic minorG harmonic minorG♯ harmonic minorA harmonic minorB♭ harmonic minorB harmonic minor

More scales on C

C major (major scale)C minor (natural minor scale)C major pentatonicC minor pentatonicC bluesC harmonic minorC melodic minorC dorianC phrygianC lydianC mixolydianC locrianC phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

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