Mode 7 of F Harmonic Minor Scale

E Altered Diminished

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Notes
EFGAbBbCDb
Steps
H W H W W H
Intervals
m2 2 m2 2 2 m2

The harmonic minor scale raises the 7th of the natural minor scale. Jazz players use it over a minor tonic, and its 5th mode, Phrygian Dominant, is the classic sound of the V7b9 in a minor key.

E Altered Diminished is the 7th mode of the F Harmonic Minor Scale: its notes, F G Ab Bb C Db E, played from E.

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