Members StratKat Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 Hey guys, what is the formal rule of the harmonic minor scale and can you back it up with a reference in a book? I need to verify mine for a net friend who said i may be wrong... If so i need to change it...
Members Auggie Doggie Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 #7 The 7th tone is raised to be a leading tone to the tonic (the 7th is the MAJOR third of the dominant chord in the key...that 3rd resolves UP a semitone to the root of the tonic chord). Sorry I haven't got a book citation to give you on hand...maybe someone else will.
Members Viktor Johanson Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 Hmm, interesting. By the way, is the wholetone scale 1 2 3 #4 #5 #6 or 1 2 3 #4 #5 b7?
Members stevehollx Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 Originally posted by StratKat Hey guys,what is the formal rule of the harmonic minor scale and can you back it up with a reference in a book? I need to verify mine for a net friend who said i may be wrong... If so i need to change it... Yeah, its minor with a raised 7th. That's all.
Members D8rkn3ss Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 Harmonic minor was a derivation of natural minor, by altering the 7th scale degree. to create a leading tone to the tonic, as the natural lacked this. Melodic minor same concept, but the raised 6th was used more often for ornamentationin passages than harmonic usage (with a few obvious voice leading exceptions). Kostka & Paine. Diatonic chords in major and minor keys, chapter 4, p. 60-70. Tonal Harmony. 4th edition. 2000
Members Phil Brigham Posted February 23, 2003 Members Posted February 23, 2003 Another way to explain it, using the key of C: C Major Scale (Ionian Mode) = C D E F G A B C A Natural Minor (Aeloian mode) = A B C D E F G A (same notes as C major, only A to A) A Harmonic Minor = A B C D E F G# A (the seventh tone of A Natural Minor, G, is raised by a 1/2 step to G#) In sheet music, for the keys of C Major, A Natural Minor, and A Harmonic Minor, they all look the same: No sharps, no flats in the key signature. The easiest way to spot A Harmonic Minor if you're looking at sheet music: No sharps or flats, the last chord in the piece is an A Minor chord, and the G notes all have sharps next to them. Also E major or E7 chords are often found in A Harmonic Minor, because they contain G#, so you can get an E chord resolving to Am while a G# note resolves to A.
Members StratKat Posted February 23, 2003 Author Members Posted February 23, 2003 Thanks a bunch everyone!
Members StratKat Posted February 23, 2003 Author Members Posted February 23, 2003 Yep! Im in error.... I have it wrong on my lessons so i'll have to fix it this week! And thanks to whoever the email was from if you hang here!
Members thliu Posted February 24, 2003 Members Posted February 24, 2003 I love the sound of the minor 3rd from the b6 to the 7. Not many scales (regular 7 note ones) have a minor 3rd interval for two consecutive notes. If anyone knows any more that have that minor 3rd interval, can you post them?
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