Seven modes of the A Harmonic Minor Scale:
The Notes are A, B, C, D, E, F G#, A
Construction:
| HM Mode I | W | H | W | W | H | W+H | H |
| HM Mode II | H | W | W | H | W+H | H | W |
| HM Mode III | W | W | H | W+H | H | W | H |
| HM Mode IV | W | H | W+H | H | W | H | W |
| HM Mode V | H | W+H | H | W | H | W | W |
| HM Mode VI | W+H | H | W | H | W | W | H |
| HM Mode VII | H | W | H | W | W | H | W+H |
Intervals:
| HM Mode I | 1 | 2 | b3 | 4 | 5 | b6 | 7 |
| HM Mode II | 1 | b2 | b3 | 4 | b5 | 6 | b7 |
| HM Mode III | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | #5 | 6 | 7 |
| HM Mode IV | 1 | 2 | b3 | #4 | 5 | 6 | b7 |
| HM Mode V | 1 | b2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | b6 | b7 |
| HM Mode VI | 1 | #2 | 3 | #4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| HM Mode VII | 1 | b2 | b3 | b4 | b5 | b6 | bb7 |
The A Harmonic Minor Mode I can be used over the following chords:
Amin, Amin(maj)7, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode II (B Locrian natural 6) can be used over the following chords:
Bmin7b5, Bmin7b5b9, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode III (C Major #5)can be used over the following chords:
Cmaj7#5, Cmaj9#5, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode IV (D Dorian #11) can be used over the following chords:
Dmin7#11, Dmin9#11, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode V (E Phrygian dominant) or (E Mixolydian b9 b13)can be used over the following chords:
E7, E7b9, E7b9b13, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode VI (F Lydian #2) can be used over the following chords:
Fmaj7, Fmaj6, Fmaj7#9, Fmaj6#9, etc
The Harmonic Minor Mode VII (G# Altered) can be used over the following chords:
G#dim, G#dim7
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