D Harmonic Minor - locrian mode
Page contents index for D Harmonic Minor scale in Locrian mode.
- Notes and Key Signature
- Scale Formula
- FretBoard
- Positions
- Intervals
- Pentatonic
- Positions For Pentatonic
- Modes
- Relative Scale
- Chords [ + ]
- Chords Shapes
- Chords based on scale degrees
- Chord Progressions [ + ]
- Backcycling
- Key fret frequencies
- Key MIDI numbers
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Notes and Key Siganature
Scale notes, degrees and key signature to D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
D Harmonic Minor Scale notes and degrees
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ETonic ( io )
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FSupertonic ( II+ )
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GMediant ( iii )
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ASubdominant ( IV )
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B♭Dominant ( V )
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C♯Submediant ( vio )
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DLeading tone ( vii )
D Harmonic Minor Scale Key Signature
D Harmonic Minor scale key signature consists of 2 accidental(s) : B♭ C♯
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Scale formula
D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.
- E
- H
- F
- W
- G
- W
- A
- H
- B♭
- WH
- C♯
- H
- D
- W
- E
| H - (H)alf step (1 note) | W - (W)hole step (2 notes) | WH - (W)hole and a (H)alf steps (3 notes) |
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale note names for D Harmonic Minor scale.
| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ |
Fretboard
Layout of notes in D Harmonic Minor scale on the guitar fretboard.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ |
| B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
| G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
| D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ |
| A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ |
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Positions
Fretboard positions for D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| E 1 | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| B | C | C♯ 3 | D 4 | E♭ |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F 4 | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ 4 |
| E 1 | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C | C♯ 2 | D 3 | E♭ | E 4 |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C |
| E♭ | E 2 | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ 4 | D 4 |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F 4 | G♭ |
| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ 4 | D |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C | C♯ 2 | D 3 | E♭ | E 4 |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ 4 |
| E 1 | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| C | C♯ 2 | D 3 | E♭ | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F 4 | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ 4 |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ 4 | D 4 |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C♯ 1 | D 2 | E♭ | E 4 | F 4 |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C |
| E♭ | E 2 | F 3 | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ 4 | D 4 |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| C♯ 1 | D 2 | E♭ | E 4 | F |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C |
| E 1 | F 2 | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| B | C | C♯ 3 | D 4 | E♭ |
| G♭ | G 2 | A♭ | A 4 | B♭ 4 |
| C♯ 1 | D 2 | E♭ | E 4 | F |
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| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F 4 | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ 4 |
| F 1 | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A |
| C | C♯ 2 | D 3 | E♭ | E 4 |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F 4 | G♭ |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Intervals
Intervals between two notes in D Harmonic Minor scale.
Scale intervals
Intervals for any two of D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
| E | F | G | A | B♭ | C♯ | D | |
| E | U | m2 | m3 | P4 | Dim5 | M6 | m7 |
| F | M7 | U | M2 | M3 | P4 | m6 | M6 |
| G | M6 | m7 | U | M2 | m3 | Aug4 | P5 |
| A | P5 | m6 | m7 | U | m2 | M3 | P4 |
| B♭ | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | M7 | U | m3 | M3 |
| C♯ | m3 | M3 | Dim5 | m6 | M6 | U | m2 |
| D | M2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | m6 | M7 | U |
Interval codes
| U - Unison | O - Octave |
| m2 - minor 2nd | M2 - Major 2nd |
| m3 - minor 3rd | M3 - Major 3rd |
| Aug4 - Augmented 4th | P4 - Perfect 4th |
| Dim5 - Diminished 5th | P5 - Perfect 5th |
| m6 - minor 6th | M6 - Major 6th |
| m7 - minor 7th | M7 - Major 7th |
Finding an interval's name
In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:
- a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
- b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
- c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
- d ) read interval code from the cell,
- e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).
Interval counts
Counts of intervals found in D Harmonic Minor scale.
| Interval | U | m2 | M2 | m3 | M3 | P4 | Aug4 | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | m6 | m7 | M7 |
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| Count | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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Pentatonic
Pentatonic for D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
D Harmonic Minor pentatonic consists of the following notes: E,G,A,B♭,D
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ |
| B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
| G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
| D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ |
| A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
| E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | C♯ | D | E♭ |
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Positions for pentatonic
Postions for pentatonic of D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| E 1 | F | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| B | C | C♯ | D 4 | E♭ |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ |
| E 1 | F | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F | G♭ |
| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ | D |
| F | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C | C♯ | D 3 | E♭ | E 4 |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ |
| E 1 | F | G♭ | G 4 | A♭ |
| C | C♯ | D 3 | E♭ | E |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ | D 4 |
| F | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A 4 |
| C♯ | D 2 | E♭ | E 4 | F |
| A♭ | A 2 | B♭ 3 | B | C |
| E♭ | E 2 | F | G♭ | G 4 |
| B♭ 1 | B | C | C♯ | D 4 |
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| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F | G♭ |
| A 1 | B♭ 2 | B | C | C♯ |
| F | G♭ | G 3 | A♭ | A |
| C | C♯ | D 3 | E♭ | E 4 |
| G 1 | A♭ | A 3 | B♭ 4 | B |
| D 1 | E♭ | E 3 | F | G♭ |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Modes
Modes of D Harmonic Minor scale (relative to Locrian mode).
| Mode | |||||||
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| locrian | E | F | G | A | B♭ | C♯ | D |
| ionian | F | G | A | B♭ | C♯ | D | E |
| dorian | G | A | B♭ | C♯ | D | E | F |
| phrygian dominant | A | B♭ | C♯ | D | E | F | G |
| lydian | B♭ | C♯ | D | E | F | G | A |
| ultralocrian | C♯ | D | E | F | G | A | B♭ |
| harmonic minor | D | E | F | G | A | B♭ | C♯ |
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Relative Scale
Relative scale to D Harmonic Minor in Locrian mode.
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Scale Chords
Various chords for D Harmonic Minor scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.
Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.
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Chords Shapes
Chords shapes for chords built on D Harmonic Minor scale.
Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.
Root note on G string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Diminished e 1 B 3 G 4 D A E -
Augmented e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 2nd e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 4th e 1 B 4 G 3 D A E
Root note on D string
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Major Triad e 2 B 1 G 3 D 4 A E -
Minor Triad e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Diminished e 3 B 1 G 2 D 4 A E -
Augmented e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Suspended 2nd e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Suspended 4th e 2 B 1 G 4 D 3 A E -
Minor major 7th e 2 B 4 G 3 D 1 A E -
Half-diminished 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Augmented major 7th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Minor 7th e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Dominant 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Major 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Diminished 7th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Major 6th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 6th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Major 9th e 3