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Harmonic The <u>harmonic minor scale</u> seeks to remedy this by simply sharping using the 7th of same notes as the natural minor scale, but sharping the 7th note to get the leading tone.
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{{Intermediate Lesson Crumbs|4}}
As noted in the [[Music Theory - Minor Keys|last lesson]], the dominant-function chords in natural minor do not contain the M7 or leading tone. This makes them less tense or distant than dominant-function chords in a major key. And thus the dominant - tonic progression has less resolution in natural minor than major.
== PreReqs ==
== A Harmonic Minor ==
The A Harmonic Minor scale is thus A - B - C - D - E - F - G{{s}} - A.
E F G# A B C D E F G# A B C D E F G# A
== Changes to whole-half Pattern ==
By changing one of the notes, we change the whole-half sequence of the notes in the scale. We now have:
However, the classical usage was more focused on its impact on harmony (hence '''''harmonic''''' minor)...
== Changes to Diatonic Chords ==
The sharped 7th impacts the 3 dominant-function chords: the III, v, and VII.
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===Sample Progressions===
Quite an impact, yes? You can definitely hear the increased tension of the dominant chord and stronger resolution to tonic.
== Augmented Chord ==
Whoa? What's that C+ chord? Augmented? Yeah, we may have got ahead of ourselves slightly.
Instead of saying C+/E (C+ 1st inversion), we could just as easily call that a E+ (E G{{s}} B{{s}}) - C and B{{s}} are enharmonic. Similarly, C+/G{{s}} is the same pitches as G{{s}}+ (G{{s}} B{{s}} D{{s}}{{s}}), D{{s}}{{s}} = E.
== Homework ==
* [[Exotic Scales]]
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