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D harmonic minor scale on guitar

D E F G A B♭ C♯ (1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7)

Natural minor with a raised 7th, which is where the major V in minor keys comes from. Neoclassical and flamenco sound.

The whole neck

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rootscale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard

The 5 CAGED positions

Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.

Position 1 (frets 9–14)

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Position 2 (frets 0–4)

12345 E A D G B e ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 2 2

Position 3 (frets 2–7)

12345678 E A D G B e 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6

Position 4 (frets 5–9)

45678910 E A D G B e 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7

Position 5 (frets 6–11)

56789101112 E A D G B e 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 1 7 2 ♭6 7 2 ♭6 7 ♭6

Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard.

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Other scales from D

Harmonic minor scale in other keys