D Harmonic minor
Natural minor with the seventh raised back up, leaving a step and a half between the sixth and seventh. That gap is the whole sound.
| Notes | DEFGAA#C# |
| Degrees | 12♭345♭67 |
| Intervals | 0 semitones · 2 semitones · 3 semitones · 5 semitones · 7 semitones · 8 semitones · 11 semitones |
The whole neck
Positions
Each of these fits under one hand without shifting. Learn one until you can play it without looking before starting the next.
Position at fret 4
Position at fret 9
Other keys