The first mode of Harmonic Minor is simply known as the Harmonic Minor scale. Scale formula The formula for the Harmonic Minor scale is: 1 - 2 - b3 - …
Category: Music Theory
I thought I’d share a quick scale exercise that’s based on 3rds but using a bit of up and down motion to make it more musical. The basic approach is …
In this post I want to expand on my previous posts regarding triad shapes. The original posts tended to work through string sets (e.g. stings 1 to 3, or 2 …
The fifth mode of the Harmonic Minor scale is Phrygian Dominant. A pretty evocative sounding mode that reminds you strongly of Spanish gypsy music. Use of the term “dominant” should …
At long last I’m going to continue my exploration of minor keys. In the first post in this series I observed that attempting harmonic analysis of music written in minor …
Following on from other posts in this series here is part 3, covering strings 3 to 5. A quick reminder about triad construction. A triad contains 3 notes – obviously …