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

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

Notes: D E F G A Bb C#

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|-15--17-----|
B|-12--13-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--11-----|
D|--9--10--12-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--7---8-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--2---3-----|
A|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|--8--11-----|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---8-|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--5---6-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|-12--14--15-|
B|-10--12--13-|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--11-----|
D|--9--10--12-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|-14--15--17-|
B|-12--13-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|-10--11-----|
D|--9--10--12-|

3NPS - First Position

E|-12--14--15-|
B|-10--12--13-|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-10--12--14-|
A|-11--14--15-|
D|-12--13--15-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`0 0 0 2 3 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`0 0 3 2 3 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 3 6 6 5`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 6 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`5 5 5 3 3 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 5`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 6`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`0 0 0 2 2 1`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`0 0 0 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 1`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`5 5 3 3 3 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x x 7 6 8 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 8 7 6 5`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 12 9 10 9`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 8 7 9 8 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 3 3 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 3 3 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 3 3 3 3`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x x 7 9 8 6`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x x 3 2 1`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x x 6 6 6`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 8 7 6 x x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x x 10 10 9`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x x 2 2 1`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x x 0 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 5 3 6 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 5 7 6 x x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 8 0 6 x x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 x x`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	C#dim7	C# E G Bb	`x x 2 3 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 10 11 10 x x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	A7b9	A C# E G Bb	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x x 3 2 1`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Bbmaj7#9	Bb D F A C#	`x x x 6 6 6`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VII	C#dim7(b9)	C# E G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm – Edim – Faug – Gm – A – Bb – C#dim

E|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|
D|0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|
D|0---5-----------0---5-----------0---5-----------0---5-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|
G|2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Dm – Edim – Faug – Gm – A – Bb – C#dim

E|1---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|9-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|0-------------------------------------------------------0-------|8-------------------7-------7---8---7---8---11--8---11------11--|
A|0-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---4---1---4-------4---|7---8---10--8---10------10--------------------------------------|
D|0---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|3-------------------------------------------5-------5---6---5---|
G|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---6---3---6-------6---------------|3-------3-------3---6---3---6---7---6---7-------7---------------|
D|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|5---7-------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|0---1---4---1---4-------4---------------------------------------|1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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