The Hungarian Gypsy scale is the fourth mode of the double harmonic scale, and is a great choice over minor/major 7th chords. The Arabian scale is our final minor offering, although it is actually ...

Harmonic minors use the relative major key signature and raise ... mean that triads based on these degrees of the scale make different kinds of chords. These chromatic alterations have been ...

Our A minor pentatonic and A natural minor scales by contrast feature a b7th interval, or G natural. So the Harmonic Minor’s G# sits perfectly over the E7 chord, outlining its major 3rd.