How to Play Harmonic Minor Guitar Scales

Video Transcript

"Okay, so we finished the modes. We know what a natural minor looks like, we know what a Dooley minor or fridgey minor all look like. Now, there's another scale that lies outside of those modes, it is called the harmonic minor scale. Basically, it's, it starts off the same. Let's say were in "A" minor, it starts off the same as a regular natural minor scale. But, from here, were going to skip the "G" and go to "G" sharp. So, a, b, c, d, e, f, and, then g sharp before a. This is called the leading tone in a minor scale because it leads back to our regular note. You'll here this a lot in Latin American guitarists, Carlos Santana, in his playing and in many other Latin style in Latin American. It's often used in a minor scale where the dominant appears so if were an a minor the dominant, the dominant will be E7. So, it's an important scale to use to flavor, for effect your minor scale playing in soloing."