The Sound of the Harmonic Major Scale [Music Theory - Songwriting - Composition]

In this video, I explore and compose a song using the Harmonic Major Scale. I discuss what makes it different from Ionian (Normal Major). It's a very versatile and often ignored scale.
I use a 2022 American Original 60s Telecaster Thinline to demonstrate
In the final version I use:
Acoustic Guitar: 2003 Taylor 415 recorded through a Shure SM57
Guitar: 2022 American Original 60s Telecaster Thinline
Bass: 1975 Rickenbacker 4001
Synth: Roland SRX
Electric Keys: Waves Electric 200
Vocals recorded with a Wunder CM7 Fet, a Shure SM7B and a Beyerdynamic M160
I use the Art Pro MPA II and the Art Pro VLA II as outboard gear.
My MIDI controller is a Yamaha DX7
Everything is recorded using a Universal Audio Apollo Twin USB.
Mixed and recorded with Cubase 12 Pro.
Song: My Embrace
Words and Music by David Boily

[@mathmusicstructure]

Thank you for this! I have found over the years that I like borrowing from Harmonic Minor but this also sounds good!

[@DiegoCaponera]

Very beautiful work, especially on the vocal harmonies. Reminds me a lot of Porcupine Tree. #teamflatsix

[@MossandDandyMusic]

Thank you so much! I love Porcupine Tree. Loving that flat 6 too. :)

[@BlackMath69]

your tension acting is badass

[@BlackMath69]

nice touch with the modem connecting

[@tkmfischerman2582]

Fascinating how the C-E7-Fm-G7-C without any scale behind it for context automatically sounded like chords from A harmonic minor. Technically the G7 gives it away because that would instead have been G#dim7, but to my ears it wasn't obvious since harmonic minor is often used momentarily anyways and therefore our ears have been trained to accept that chord progressions can both have chords from the harmonic and natural minor scale simultaneously.

[@oceanswithoutshores]

Good tutorial. I have always been interested in this scale.

[@JScaranoMusic]

Very interesting scale, and an effective way of transitioning between major and minor parallel modes. I wrote a piece that used it without even realising it was a thing, or that it had a name. It went G major, G minor, G harmonic major, and then back to G major. Well, kind of, but I write it as harmonic minor with a raised 3, instead of major with a lowered 6. I didn't really know what I was doing, and it sounded more minor than major to me, but it makes sense that with a major third it should be considered a modification of the major scale, not the minor scale. Very interesting nonetheless.

[@CalculoMental-jn6nt]

man! If I was to have a theory music teacher, I'd prefer he to be you! You are such a calm, funny and understandable person!

[@meyou5153]

Fascinating. So nice to hear stuff that isn't solo jazzery or drone based. Not that they're bad. Just this is most refreshing. Ps please keep writing in french. I need french music to improve the old ecouté et repeté. Quand tu sais quoi je mean.

[@kukumuniu5658]

Still not enough tensions,sadnes,despare and pain

[@fdre3wsd]

that wasn't a bad dad joke lol

[@Nico-mb1vm]

🙌 promo sm

[@Albionadonis]

Gotta work on those lyrics, really rough of the ears