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D Harmonic Minor Scale on Piano

The D Harmonic Minor scale contains D, E, F, G, A, B♭ and D♭ — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Minor 6th
  • Major 7th
D Harmonic Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7
Note D E F G A B♭ D♭
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Major 7th

Note names

D Harmonic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D, E, F, G, A, B♭ and D♭ across three octaves

Interval numbers

D Harmonic Minor scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

Harmonic Minor is not one of the seven major-scale modes.

Triads

i Dm
ii°
III+ Faug
iv Gm
V A
VI B♭
vii° D♭°

7th Chords

i DmMaj7
iiø Em7♭5
III+ Fmaj7♯5
iv Gm7
V A7
VI B♭maj7
vii° D♭°7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D Harmonic Minor pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D Harmonic Minor

No scale in the list has fewer notes than this one.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D Harmonic Minor scale?

D, E, F, G, A, B♭ and D♭. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D Harmonic Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: Dm, E°, Faug, Gm, A, B♭ and D♭°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

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