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- Harmonic Minor RockingLEVEL 5How to combine a minor scale with a harmonic minor scale
- Harmonic Minor Scale - your friendLEVEL 7This lesson is about rhythm and soloing. The harmonic minor scale is very popular. Used a lot by many guitar player as Yngwie, just to name one of them.
- Harmonic Minor ArpeggiosLEVEL 8Intense and hard to play!
- 7 Harmonic Minor ModesLEVEL 5All 7 Modes of the Harmonic minor scale in 7 different Keys demonstrated in 7 cool licks
- Harmonic Key ChangesLEVEL 3How to move up to a new key for the chorus and then move back to the original key for the verse.
- Tastes of Harmonic MajorLEVEL 7A Gypsy Jazz inspired piece that looks at playing with the harmonic major scale, a wonderful synthetic scale.
- Steve's Naturally HarmonicLEVEL 4Natural harmonics can make the guitar sound very smooth and violin like.
- Harmonic Major ScaleLEVEL 4This time we look at the Harmonic Major. This scale is basically the same as the well-known Harmonic Minor but it has the major third.
- Harmonic Major Scale (Solo)LEVEL 7Welcome once again to the Exotic Scales series and to the second part of the Harmonic Major scale. In this lesson we will see the application of the scale.
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Gabriel Leopardi5th March 2018are you using minMaj 7 chord in the rhythm it sounds like?
Hi mate, the guitar keeps playing a Cm diad that only includes the root and the minor third. However, there is also a keyboard adding a third note so the resulting chord progression by combining both is:
One meassure (4 beats) each chord.
blackpagoda5th March 2018are you using minMaj 7 chord in the rhythm it sounds like?
mhskeide3rd November 2008Oh yeah! I`ve just started to study the harmonic scale, and you sure provided som real tasty licks in this lesson. Thanks David!
Henry Dietzel2nd July 2008I also enjoy the harmonic minor scale:D
Great job & nice choice of notes David. The 6th riff is my fav.
Melodicintenions4th April 2008What! I'm speachless nothing to say there amazing
David Wallimann23rd March 2008does anyone recognize that guitar!
it is the exact same as kris' !
what make is that; it looks so cool!
never knew u and kris had the same guitar dave!
Yeah, It's a Parker Nitefly.
shideru_guitar23rd March 2008does anyone recognize that guitar!
it is the exact same as kris' !
what make is that; it looks so cool!
never knew u and kris had the same guitar dave!
Carlos Carrillo22nd February 2008Hey David!!!great lesson!!!fantastic,fantastic,fantastic!!!thanks
- David Wallimann8th January 2008
Thanks a lot for all your comments!
- {TooL}4208th January 2008
sounds Great. cant wait to have it down.
LwShieN24th November 2007Man i love the harmonic scale ..but never knew how to use it
...but atleast now i have an idea haha
krudtaa30th October 2007This is really cool stuff. thanks....I´m gonna jam.
- Arrival22nd October 2007
Really simple idea for a cool sound. I like it a lot!
- Toofister2nd September 2007
Sweet lesson I'm really enjoying the sound. Works extremely nicely with your backing track. Thanks I will be spending some time on this.
- Toofister2nd September 2007
Juan M. Valero1st September 2007Yeah, very interesting your use of the scale !!!
congratulations
- crabman1st September 2007
Great lesson David.
I love this scale. - Gustavo1st September 2007
i love this kind of scales
cuz i play neoclassical style XD - David Wallimann31st August 2007
Yep, neoclassical use. :-)
I really dig video 5 with those trills
This scale is popular in Neoclassical music right ?
- John 
Eat-Sleep-andJam31st August 2007I really dig video 5 with those trills
This scale is popular in Neoclassical music right ?
- John- Skorpyon31st August 2007
Great lesson Dave really like the feel of the harmonic minor sound .
- Skorpyon31st August 2007
The Uncreator31st August 2007Wow, a new sound for the typical harmonic minor scale!
Great Job!- Capn' Jef31st August 2007
I love the harmonic minor scale and your licks are an interesting take on it. Very different from the typical feel people use it for.
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- My notes
In today's lesson we'll play with the harmonic minor scale. Harmonic minor is basically a natural minor scale with a major 7th. Mastering that scale can greatly improve your musical vocabulary.
The cool thing about the harmonic minor scale is that you can use it when playing on a natural minor scale...
Even though the 7th is not the same, the effect can be very tasty.. Try it!
This lesson is written in C harmonic minor. I provided a few backing tracks for you to play with.
I hope you enjoy this one!
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