harmonic minor scales

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  • Title: harmonic minor scales
  • Release date: September 6, 2026
  • Produced by: Djere Services Group
  • Audio generated using: Gemini Notebook
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  • Associated article: https://saxtalk.com/harmonic-minor-scales.html

Executive Summary

In this article/video, we're going to shine a bright light on mastering the harmonic minor scales in all 15 key signatures. We'll use my Balanced Scale Pairs System (see Reference A) to master the A harmonic minor scale, then we'll master 7 key pairs: the 1 accidental key pair through the 7 accidental key pair.

Keywords: harmonic minor scales, music theory, key signatures, minor keys, scale notes, sharps and flats, accidentals, practice charts, music reference, saxophone practice, instrumental practice

0 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
00A harmonic minor0A - B - C - D - E - F - G# - A

1 Accidental

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
01aE harmonic minor1 Sharp (F#)E - F# - G - A - B - C - D# - E
01bD harmonic minor1 Flat (Bb)D - E - F - G - A - Bb - C# - D

2 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
02aB harmonic minor2 Sharps (F#, C#)B - C# - D - E - F# - G - A# - B
02bG harmonic minor2 Flats (Bb, Eb)G - A - Bb - C - D - Eb - F# - G

3 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
03aF# harmonic minor3 Sharps (F#, C#, G#)F# - G# - A - B - C# - D - E# - F#
03bC harmonic minor3 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - B - C

4 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
04aC# harmonic minor4 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)C# - D# - E - F# - G# - A - B# - C#
04bF harmonic minor4 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - E - F

5 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
05aG# harmonic minor5 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E - Fx - G#
05bBb harmonic minor5 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)Bb - C - Db - Eb - F - Gb - A - Bb

6 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
06aD# harmonic minor6 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)D# - E# - F# - G# - A# - B - Cx - D#
06bEb harmonic minor6 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb)Eb - F - Gb - Ab - Bb - Cb - D - Eb

7 Accidentals

LabelKeySignatureScale Notes
07aA# harmonic minor7 Sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#)A# - B# - C# - D# - E# - F# - Gx - A#
07bAb harmonic minor7 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb)Ab - Bb - Cb - Db - Eb - Fb - G - Ab

References

  • [A] The Balanced Scale Pairs System (Saxtalk.com). Retrieved September 5, 2026 from here.
  • [B] Scales That Every Professional Saxophonist Should Master (Saxtalk.com). Retrieved September 11, 2026 from here.
  • [C] Harmonic minor scale (Wikipedia). Retrieved September 12, 2026 from here.
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