7 Modes of Harmonic Minor in 7 Keys

Hi Guys,

Welcome to my lesson No. 49

I strongly suggest before you start with this new lesson, take a look into my previous lessons
to understand the Modes and how to work with them!

Im my lesson 35 I presented the 7 Modes of the C Major scale
>>> https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/7-Modes-in-7-Keys <<<

Im my lesson 47 I presented the 7 Modes of the C Melodic minor scale
>>> https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/7-Modes-of-melodic-Minor-in-7-Keys <<<


Now let's take the modes of the Harmonic Minor scale
To name the new scales we take the usual names of the modes and just add flats (b) or/and sharps (#) like we already did
with The Melodic minor scale.

The 7 Modes of the C Harmonic Minor scale are:

I. C Harmonic Minor
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, 7
Chord:
Cm(Maj7)

II. D Locrian nat2
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, b5, nat6, b7
Chord:
Dm7b5

III. Eb Ionian #5
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, 7
Chord:
EbMaj7#5

IV. F Dorian #4
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, #4, 5, 6, b7
Chord:
Fm79

V. G Phrygian Dominant
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7
Chord:
G7b9

VI: Ab Lydian #2
Intervals:
1, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7
Chord:
AbMaj7

VII. B Diminished
Intervals:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, b6, bb7
Chord:
G#Dim7

Instead to do this in just one key, I always kept the bass on a C note PLUS the corresponding chords of each mode. So in another words you'll get 7 different keys and learn to compare each mode individually.
To give you a better demonstration how different each mode sounds, I made 1 lick for every mode. (7 licks in total)



I. C Harmonic Minor (C Harmonic Minor) 0:05-0:13
| Cm(Maj7) | % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, 7

II. C Dorian b2 (Bb Harmonic Minor) 0:14-0:23
| Cm7b5| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, b5, nat6, b7


III. C Ionian #5 (A Harmonic Minor) 0:24-0:32
| CMaj7#5 | % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, 7

IV. C Dorian #4 (G Harmonic Minor) 0:33-0:42
| Cm79| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, 2, b3, #4, 5, 6, b7

V. C Phrygian Dominant (F Harmonic) 0:43-0:51
| C7b9| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7

VI. C Lydian #2 (E Harmonic Minor) 0:53-1:01
| CMaj7| % | % | % |
Intervals:
1, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7

VII. C Diminished (E Harmonic Minor) 1:03-1:11
| C Dim7| % | % | % |
| Em |
Intervals:
1, b2, b3, 3, b5, b6, bb7

Have fun! ;-)

Final words

I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro file you'll find all this little extras!

Cheers - Guido

Technical specifications
Guitar: Music Man Luke II
Strings: D'Addario NYXL 009
Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
Recording SW: Logic 9, several plugins
Amp(Only for Monitor): Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 2x12" V30

Kemper Profiling Amp: Me Boo MV 25

This profile is available for purchase here:
http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/

Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E
Tempo: 86 BPM