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Notice that each scale uses the accidentals used in the Key Signature
with the same name BUT you RAISE the 7th scale degree one half step.
Harmonic minor scales from sharp key signatures in the Treble clef.
w w #w w w
w w w #w
7
&w w w w w
w #w
(no sharps) e minor (1 sharp)
w #w #w
a minor
& w #w w #w w #w #w w w #w
w #w w
(2 sharps) f# minor (3 sharps)
b minor
w #w #w w w #w
& w #w #w w #w #w #w #w
#w #w
c# minor (4 sharps) g# minor (5 sharps)
# w # w w #w
& #w #w #w #w #w w w #w #w #w # w # w
d # minor (6 sharps) a # minor (7 sharps)
w
Harmonic minor scales from flat key signatures in the Treble clef:
&w w w bw #w w w w bw w w bw #w
w
7
w
d minor (1 flat) g minor (2 flats)
w w bw nw w
&w w bw w w bw nw w w bw bw
c minor f minor (4 flats)
(3 flats)
bw nw bw
&
w bw bw w bw nw bw bw w b w b w b w
bw
b b minor (5 flats) e b minor (6 flats)
b w b w b w bw n w bw
& bw bw
a b minor (7 flats)