Harmonic Minor

Alain Caron

Les ditions NORAC Publishing

C harmonic minor scale C-j7 Left hand fingering Open string= 0 Index = 1 Middle = 2 Ring = 3 Pinky = 4

G7#5/b9

A 2 A 4 D 1

D 2

G 1 G 3

G 4 C 1 C 2 C 4

Nevertheless, if you build the Harmonic Minor scale starting on it's fifth it becomes the "HORMONIC MINOR OF DESTINATION" communly called "MHD" for a "V7(b9)" chord. We use that chord when it's destination is V7 / III and V7 / VI

Choice of string: Left hand: Ascending: 3 4
B 1 B 3 B 4

G7b9

E 1 E 2 E 3

A 1

D 4

C 2 C 1 G 4 G 2 G 1 D 3 D 2 D 1 A 4 A 3 A 1 E 4 E 2 E 1 B 4 B 2 B 1

B 1 B 2 B 4 E 1 E 3 E 4 A 1 A 2 A 4 D 1 D 2 D 4 G 1 G 3 G 4 C 1 C 3 C 4 C 2 C 1 G 4 G 2 G 1 D 4 D 3 D 1 A 4 A 2 A 1 E 4 E 2 E 1 B 3 B 2 B 1 B 2 B 4 E 1 E 3 E 4 A 1 A 3 A

C 4

C 4

B 1

D 1

D 2

D 4

G 1

G 2

G 4

C 1

C 3

C 4

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Descending:

B 2 B 4 E 1 E 3 E 4 A 1 A 2 A 4 D 1 D 2 D 4 G 1 G 3 G 4 C 1 C 3 C 4

C 4

C 2

C 1

G 4

G 2

G 1

D 4

D 3

D 1

A 4

A 2

A 1

E 4

E 2

E 1

B 3

B 2

B 1

C 4 C 2 C 1 G 4 G 2 G 1 D 3 D 2 D 1 A 4 A 3 A 1 E 4 E 2 E 1 B 4 B 2 B 1 B 1

B 1