C Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The C Harmonic Minor scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D Eb F G Ab B

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|-13--15-----|
B|-10--11-----|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|-17--18-----|
B|-14--15--17-|
G|-13--15-----|
D|-12--13-----|
A|-12--13--15-|
D|-11--13-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|--6---9-----|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--4---5---7-|
A|--4---6-----|
D|--3---4-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|-10--12--13-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|-12--13--15-|
B|-10--11-----|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

3NPS - First Position

E|-10--12--13-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--8--10--12-|
A|--9--12--13-|
D|-10--11--13-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 6 7 6 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 12 10 9 10`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 1 0 0 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 1 4 0 3`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 1 4 4 3`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 6 5 4 4 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 7`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 1 0 0 3`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 1 0 0 x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 1 4 0 3`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 1 4 0 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 6 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x x 4 3 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 5 4 6 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 5 7 6 7`
V	G7	G B D F	`5 5 5 7 6 7`
V	G7	G B D F	`5 5 5 7 6 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 6 5 4 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 6 8 8 8`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 10 8 8 8`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 3 1 0 1`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 0 1 0 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 10 7 8 7`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 10 12 12 10`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x x 5 7 6 7`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 6 5 4 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x x 5 7 6 4`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x x 0 1 0 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 5 6 4 x x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x x 13 12 11`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 1 0 0 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 6 5 4 x x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x x 8 8 7`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 2 1 0 x x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x x 12 12 10`
V	G	G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 1 4 x x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 5 4 x x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x x x 5 4 7`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x x x 5 8 7`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 x x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x x 4 3 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 5 6 4 x x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x x 4 3 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 8 9 8 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x x 0 1 0 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 5 6 4 x x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x x 13 12 11`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
G|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
G|0---0---4-------0---0---4-------0---0---4-------0---0---4-------|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|
D|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
B|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
G|4---4---7-------4---4---7-------4---4---7-------4---4---7-------|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------|
D|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------4-------|7-------------------------------------------------------5-------|
D|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---|6-------------------5-------5---6---5---6---9---6---9-------9---|
A|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|5---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
G|0-------0-------0---1---0---1---4---1---4-------4---------------|1-------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------|
D|1---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------4-------4---6---4---|4-------------------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---|
G|4-------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------|5---4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------|
D|5---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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