#ALL CHORDS IN D MINOR PLUS#

The major 7th allows the 5th scale degree to be a major chord and therefore a dominant 7th. It’s the raised 7th that distinguishes the harmonic minor from the natural minor scale. The key signature for the harmonic minor is the same as for the natural minor with accidentals used to notate wherever the major 7th occurs. Natural minor intervals = R-M2-m3-P4-P5-m6- m7 Harmonic minor intervals = R-M2-m3-P4-P5-m6- M7ĭ Natural minor notes = D-E-F-G-A-B♭- C D Harmonic minor notes = D-E-F-G-A-B♭- C#

#ALL CHORDS IN D MINOR PLUS#

You could also notate that as m3 for minor 3rd or W+1/2 for a whole step plus a half step.

The “A2” is for the augmented 2nd interval between the 6th & 7th sale degrees. Hopefully, you know that “W” stands for whole step and “H” for half step. Natural minor scale formula = W-H-W-W-H-W-W Harmonic minor scale formula = W-H-W-W-H-A2-H Here is a comparison of the of the two scales: Make sure to read my Music Intervals article if you are not familiar with intervals. D natural minor is the relative minor of F major and you use it to build the harmonic minor scale on the note D. The harmonic minor scale differs from the natural minor by one note – the 7th scale degree. Finally, I give my opinion on the chords to use in writing a song in D harmonic minor. I cover the harmonic minor scale in general and cover all 52 chords that can be built from the D harmonic minor scale. The D harmonic minor scale is a good minor key to start with because 5 of the open strings in standard tuning are in the key. Writing music in a minor key is not an easy thing for most beginner guitar players.

All chords in d minor