A Harmonic Major Scale
The A Harmonic Major scale contains 7 notes: A, H, Cis, D, E, F, Gis.
A Harmonic Major scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Harmonic Major
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H
What is the Harmonic Major scale?
Harmonic major is the major scale with a lowered sixth. It borrows the flat sixth from the parallel minor, which is what gives the scale its bittersweet quality, and it fits naturally over major chords with a minor subdominant.
A Harmonic Major is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of A Harmonic Major
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | H | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | Cis | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | D | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | E | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | F | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | Gis | M7 | 11 |
Chords in A Harmonic Major
These are the triads built on each degree of A Harmonic Major using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on A
Every scale type that starts on A, for comparison.
Harmonic Major in every key
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What notes are in the A Harmonic Major scale?
The A Harmonic Major scale has 7 notes: A, H, Cis, D, E, F, Gis.
What is the formula for the A Harmonic Major scale?
The A Harmonic Major scale follows the step pattern W–W–H–W–H–W+H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the A Harmonic Major scale?
The triads built from the A Harmonic Major scale are A, Hdim, Cism, Dm, E, Faug, Gisdim.
