A𝄫 Harmonic Minor — In Sixths
Scales in sixths spread the hands further apart than scales in thirds, training the ear and hands on the sweeter harmonic interval associated with parallel motion in Romantic-era piano literature. Both hands move in parallel a diatonic sixth apart.
Tempo120 bpm
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
Related scales
ParallelA𝄫 Natural MinorDrop the leading tone — natural minor without harmonic minor's classical pull.ParallelA𝄫 Melodic MinorRaise the 6th too — the classical melodic minor ascending pattern.5th modeE𝄫 Phrygian DominantSame pitch collection, tonic on the 5th — Spanish flamenco vocabulary.2nd modeB𝄫 Locrian Natural 6Same pitch collection, tonic on the 2nd — Locrian with a ♮6, used over m7♭5.Up a fifthE𝄫 Harmonic MinorOne sharp brighter on the harmonic minor circle.Up a fourthD𝄫 Harmonic MinorOne flat darker.One note differentA𝄫 HungarianRaise the 4th and you get Hungarian minor — same haunting edge with an extra augmented 2nd.ExoticA𝄫 Double HarmonicBorrow the augmented 2nd into the lower tetrachord too — Byzantine / Arabic vocabulary.