harmonic minor

The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note of the scale by one half step, whether you are going up or down the scale.

Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending harmonic minor scale.

The austerity and acidity of the altered harmonic minor scale is the chief characteristic of the melodious and harmonic elements of Hungarian music.

It is based, though not exclusively, on a peculiar scale, the harmonic minor scale with an augmented fourth.

According to this plan the syllables used in singing the harmonic minor scale would be: DO, RE, ME, FA, SOL, LE, TI, DO.