Harmonic minor scales
D harmonic minor
- Key
- Dm
- octaves
- 2
- Starting fret
- 2
- Reference tempo
- Quarter note = 60
Read the scale
Practice notes
- On the way up, shift to place your index finger at fret 9 on the first string.
- Sing the three-semitone gap from B-flat to C-sharp as one leap.
- Keep C-sharp on the way down as well.
- Raise the tempo by four beats per minute after three even runs at the same speed.
Fingering · original classical fingering