The Harmonic Major Scale - Guitar lesson - Crystal Clear

In this crystal clear guitar lesson you’ll learn all about the harmonic major scale or Ionian b6 scale, that can be used for Rock, Pop, Jazz, Fusion and other styles. The scale sound sounds melancholic and major at the same time, resulting in a mysterious sounding scale.
In this guitar tutorial we look at the scale and arpeggios that are derived from harmonizing the harmonic major scale. We’ll see what chord progressions you can make with the beautiful but spicy chords. And we look at the modes of the scale and their applications, such as the Dorian b5, Phrygian b4, Melodic minor #4 or Lydian b3, Lydian augmented #2, Mixolydian b2 and Locrian bb7.
0:00 Introduction harmonic major scale
0:55 Structure of the harmonic major scale
2:55 Scale diagrams
3:36 Harmonizing the scale - TRIADS
6:23 Harmonizing the scale - 7 CHORDS
8:27 Chord progressions in the harmonic major scale
10:26 Making music with the Harmonic Major scale
11:15 Improvising with arpeggios and scale
13:54 Modes of the Harmonic Major scale
19:21 Conclusion
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E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results
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E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales)
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E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear
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E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar
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E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale
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E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing
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E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales
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E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar
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Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal
Used:
Strandberg* Boden Prog NX (www.strandbergguitars.com)
Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Oktave MK-012 microphone
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)
Neural DSP plugins (www.neuraldsp.com/)
Fireface UCXII audio interface (www.rme-audio.de)
Sony FX30
Sigma Contemporary 30mm F1.4
Aperture Studio Lights
Godox Softboxes
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(c)2023 Rob van Hal, Netherlands
Subjects in this video:
Harmonic minor scale,
Modes of the harmonic minor scale,
Ionian b6,
Dorian b5,
Phrygian b4,
Phrygian b11,
Lydian b3,
Lydian #2 #5,
Lydian augmented #2,
Melodic minor #4,
Mixolydian b2,
Locrian bb7,
Locrian diminished,
Fusion guitar,
Jazz guitar,
Arpeggios for Guitar,
m7b5 arpeggio,
maj7#5 arpeggio,

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ionian b6 = makam shawq afza dorian b5 = maqam nahawand murassah phrygian b4 = maqam saba zamzam (that has to be minor and not dominant home chord or minor dyad to get the "correct" maqam saba zamzam sound though, or just powerchord ) mixolydian b2 = makam zanjaran. on my channel i have some improvisation in maqam shawq afza, saba zamzam and makam zanjaran. In those I try to find a compromise between western harmony and arabic sound. Regarding the lydian b3 mode, although I understand why you prefer calling it melodic minor sharp4, it technically should be regarded as lydian because lydian is always surrounded by some form of phrygian from below, and from above by mixolydian modes. Giving it other name than lydianb3 confuses the modes of harmonic Major vs harmonic minor and melodic minor. great video, thanks.

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Amazing lesson. Inspired to apply more Harmonic Major. Thank you!

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Mode 2 also works to my ears as a Dorian blues scale (perhaps more in that context in a fusion setting ) mode 6 also works not just as an Ab aug major scale but also as superimposed A minor scale without the root note A … mode 4 can also function as a superimposed Lydian blues scale … all of these are a little outside of the parent chord but work if you use that in lines as passing color

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Nice lesson! This is a scale that I never had to pay much attention to ... the music I've had to play in the past didn't seem to have anything written as such. I think it's a beautiful scale!

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Hahaha, I've got bloopers enough Tony :)

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Awesome lesson, thanks for helping to uncover music :) I wonder who played this scale first in history...

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I'm working on those posters :) Lately I couldn't find the time, but they are coming :)

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the ever dreaded harmonic major scale, explained in layman's term. thank you :)

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Do you know famous songs that use these harmonics scales and arpeggios almost exclusively? Thanks

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I don't think the harmonic major scale is used exclusively. You can hear it in Jazz and classical music. Also in these styles the scale used more for shorter segments.

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But some degrees have few tonic chords,minor and major iii and III iv and ivo

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True :)

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@@QJamTracks and this is paradox :) phrygian is minor scale with Major tonic chord :> harmonic Major phenomenon need deeper continuation ,like Twin Peaks :) Scales are not what they seem flat 6 walk with me!

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@7:19 you played Fm7 not FmM7

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That’s ok because the fm is a triad, the minor major is an extension

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Well it's the Mid eastern scale used in Israel. I came up on this. You can play this 2 not towards the nut

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It's not in any book yet, but a dedicated e-book for this scale is coming up.

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