HARMONIC MINOR SCALES

A harmonic minor scale builds off a natural minor scale. To play a harmonic minor you raise the 7th step of the scale by a ½ step. The formula for this scale is WHWWHWH.

Example:

Natural Minor Scale: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
Melodic Minor Scale: C D Eb F G Ab B C
Your harmonic minor scales will look like this:
C harmonic minor scale: C D Eb F G Ab B C
G harmonic minor scale: G A Bb C D Eb F# G
D harmonic minor scale: D E F G A Bb C# D
A harmonic minor scale: A B C D E F G# A
E harmonic minor scale: E F# G A B C D# E
B harmonic minor scale: B C# D E F# G A# B
F# harmonic minor scale: F# G# A B C# D E# F#
C# harmonic minor scale: C# D# E F# G# A B# C#
G# harmonic minor scale: G# A# B C# D# E F##(G) G#
Eb harmonic minor scale: Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb
Bb harmonic minor scale: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb
F harmonic minor scale: F G Ab Bb C Db E F

Special Note:
You have probably noticed the double sharp in the G# harmonic scale. A double sharp essentially means you raise the note a whole step instead of a ½ step. As indicated above an F## is the same as a G. The same principle applies to a double flat. You would lower a note a whole step. A Bbb would be the same as an A. Again it's the same as math, if you increase by 2 half steps, you have a whole step. If you lower by 2 half steps, you have a whole step. 2 halves equal a whole.