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Summary: Learn how to play the harmonic minor scale in the key of D in this free music video on basic jazz music theory and D scales.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"Now we are going to go over our D harmonic minor scale. It is a minor scale with our sharp 7 so you have 1,2, minor 3,4, 5, flat 6, sharp 7. So this minor 3rd and that 7 that give it that clutch it. That gap between the 7 and the flat 6 also has nice. Easy way to remember this scale is the top of the black, the group of 3 and the bottom of the group of 2. So that is your D harmonic minor. "
eHow Article: The D Harmonic Minor Scale in Jazz Music