HARMONIC AND MELODIC MINOR SCALES IN ALL 12 KEYS PDF
In this short video I improvise from these two scales using, among other things, melodies from cycle 5 motion within each scale (see the PDF below for details). For example, a piece in E minor will have one sharp in its key signature because the E natural minor scale has one sharp (F ). It also implies natural 9 and natural 13 on the half diminished vi chord. In modern notation, the key signature for music in a minor key is typically based on the accidentals of the natural minor scale, not on those of the harmonic or melodic minor scales.
This implies a #11 and Major 7 on the minor i chord. In this key, both are from D harmonic major. Over the i-6 and vi-7b5 chords, the example uses the 4th and 2nd modes of harmonic major. It also implies a natural 13, and b9 on the dominant 7th. This implies a natural 9 and natural 13 on the half diminished 7th chord. In this key, both of these are from G harmonic major. Both ii-7 and the V7 in the example use the 2nd and 5th mode of harmonic major. The example below uses two scales over a minor 2 – 5 – 1 – 6 progression. Lowering the third tone of the E major scale: which is G. I’ve been working on using the 7 modes of Harmonic Major over various chords as alternate scale choices. The melodic minor scale can either be seen as a natural minor scale with its sixth and seventh tone raised or a natural major scale with its third tone lowered. Harmonic Major modes over 2-5-1 in Minor.