Now we will derive the seven triads of this scale. When you hit that G#, all of a sudden, you have tension, which resolves when you get to the A. When you play this scale, notice the exotic sound of that G# going to the A. On a keyboard, we would replace the 7th note (G) with a black key to the right (G#).
To figure out the harmonic minor scale, just take the 7th note and sharp it: Now, if you know where an A is on a keyboard, you just play the white keys until you get to another A. Knowing this, we can derive the A natural minor scale:
Why? Because it is the first letter of the alphabet and the 5th fret on the low E string. Instead of using one of the above styles to use this scale, we will derive the chords used from the scale itself. In fact, you can read about the use of the harmonic minor scale’s and harmonic minor chords use in blues in a previous article.
Guitarists don’t care for such stuffiness.īlues sometimes uses this scale too, particularly if that blues starts out with a minor chord. To make a chord, you technically need three unique notes. *Power chords are not considered ‘chords’ in the classical theory-sense of the word. We should remember that power chords do not contain major or minor 3rds, much less major/minor/diminished 7ths: They contain a root and the 5th note of the scale, and…they rock. While this is a common scale used in Baroque-inspired rock, and progressive metal, most of those styles are played with power chords*. Before We Start Come on, tell me what his favorite scale is…. This article will explain how to derive the chords from this dramatic scale, and provide some ideas for chord progressions using those chords. This time we’ll look at the prettier-but-slightly-aloof older sisters of the melodic minor chords: harmonic minor chords. In the last music theory blog article, I introduced you to the odd and sometimes dissonant chords derived from the melodic minor scale.
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