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Scale reference

E Harmonic Minor scale

Natural minor with a raised seventh, which creates a dominant V chord and that distinctive exotic leap up to the tonic.

Step pattern: W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Notes in E Harmonic Minor

Scale degrees and intervals of the E Harmonic Minor scale
DegreeNoteInterval from root
1ERoot
2F#Major 2nd
3GMinor 3rd
4APerfect 4th
5BPerfect 5th
6CMinor 6th
7D#Major 7th

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