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A Harmonic Minor Scale on Piano

The A Harmonic Minor scale contains A, B, C, D, E, F and A♭ — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Minor 6th
  • Major 7th
A Harmonic Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7
Note A B C D E F A♭
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Major 7th

Note names

A Harmonic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of A, B, C, D, E, F and A♭ across three octaves

Interval numbers

A Harmonic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

Harmonic Minor is not one of the seven major-scale modes.

Triads

i Am
ii°
III+ Caug
iv Dm
V E
VI F
vii° A♭°

7th Chords

i AmMaj7
iiø Bm7♭5
III+ Cmaj7♯5
iv Dm7
V E7
VI Fmaj7
vii° A♭°7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — A Harmonic Minor pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside A Harmonic Minor

No scale in the list has fewer notes than this one.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the A Harmonic Minor scale?

A, B, C, D, E, F and A♭. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the A Harmonic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: Am, B°, Caug, Dm, E, F and A♭°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

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