Scales › A harmonic minor
Notes: A – B – C – D – E – F – G♯
The minor scale with its 7th degree raised a half step (the leading tone): it gives a major dominant chord, and a step and a half between degrees 6 and 7 that lends it its exotic flavor.
Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H.
Key signature: no sharps or flats.
Right hand, going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand, going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1.
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