![]() ![]() Instead, the idea of three different minor scales was invented.īut, like much music theory, this was not a generative rule. Because of this chromatic alteration, most pieces in minor keys used 8 or 9 distinct pitches (ignoring octaves), and arranging all of those pitches in a single scale did not achieve the desired result. ![]() The three qualities of minor scale appear to have arisen in the 19th century as a device to reconcile the chromatic alteration that was prevalent in minor-key harmonies with the new fashion for playing scales as a way of learning to play an instrument. Harmonic minor, on the other hand, is a scale, and a rather artificial one at that. It could also be the name of a mode, such as Dorian or Mixolydian. The first is the "home" pitch, called the "tonic," such as D or A flat, and the second is a quality designation, which is usually either major or minor. The preposition "in" denotes the key of a piece. ![]() I would summarize the other answers by calling out a faulty premise of the question: there is no such thing as a song "in harmonic minor." ![]()
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