Harmonic Minor Is Amazing On These 3 Chords

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The Harmonic minor scale is a beautiful color that you can add to your solos. In this video, I am going to show you how you can apply the harmonic minor scale to some chords and get some great sounds. I sometimes see people comment that you don’t need the harmonic minor scale, I think this video will clearly show you why you don’t want to miss it.
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0:55 A harmonic minor
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5:36 G#dim - More than just A minor progressions
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@josemolina959 4 года назад

Jens, on my bucket list after this horrible stage of our world passes: to meet You! You are in my opinion, the best teacher on RU-vid, and there are so many great ones. Love all your videos and thank you for your knowledge and passion. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎🎼🎶🎵🎸🎵🎶🎼

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thank you José! :)

@michaelgosey117 4 года назад

I know a Jose Molina in McDowell county NC. Are you that Jose?

@souviksen7497 4 года назад

I totally agree!!

@synapsefire123 2 года назад

Not even an opinion man. Jens is the best by far and that’s a fact.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

I had a lot of requests for doing a video on Harmonic minor in Jazz, so here it is! It is a mystery to me how people think that this scale can be left out if you want to play Jazz. If you have ideas for lessons the do let me know, good suggestions are always welcome. What are you finding difficult? :) Content: 0:00 Intro 0:55 A harmonic minor 2:47 E7 - In Minor and in Major 5:36 G#dim - More than just A minor progressions 6:04 The Subdominant Diminished Chord 7:53 Fmaj7(#9,#11) - Harmonic minor Poly Chord 8:30 The Chord and the Extensions 9:33 Like the video? Check out my Patreon Page

@christophervaca7116 4 года назад

Good lesson. I struggle with harmonic minor. I get chord envy from listening to pianists.

@joenathanweber 4 года назад

Hey Jens! Thanks for the content :) I'm curious if you think the melodic minor or harmonic minor scale might be more useful in jazz. Both have their place but it is a lot more to memorise both and I seem to get by mainly with the melodic minor, especially with the altered scale. I'm guessing it's really just to have more colors in your vocabulary, but interested in hearing your thoughts

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

@@joenathanweber You need both. If you don't have harmonic minor then you don't have a tonal option for dim chords and b9 chords with a 5th in them.

@damonshanabarger2604 4 года назад

Thanks Jens: this is the video lesson I've been looking for. I didn't think I was ever going to get out of the mixolydian of harmonic minor.

@damonshanabarger2604 4 года назад

6:33 Jens: you forgot the ninth scale degree on the C dominant chord. I've been working very hard on this video. It is easily one of your top ten videos you have ever made on RU-vid. I'm thinking about giving you a one time donation of about five dollars soon. I've been working on chords mostly the last year or so. Now that I've learned the chords and feel, I've started to turn my attention towards lines. It really helps that I worked on the swing and cadences first though.

@drumbeater0 4 года назад

With the current scenario I’m going back and learning aspects of theory/scales that I ignored early in my playing...found that I LOVE harmonic minor tonality. This video is perfectly timed for my studies right now, thanks!

@ignaciocontreras7257 4 года назад

Thanks master, respect from Chile

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Glad you like it!

@ianoshea951 4 года назад

Thank you for the fantastic lesson Jens. God bless and protect you and your family

@voronOsphere 4 года назад

Thanks for pushing forward, Jens! Great lesson!

@warrenwilson7836 4 года назад

Thanks again, Jens. Love your work.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

You're very welcome! :)

@robertgannon2586 4 года назад

I love that harmonic minor sound. Thanks Jens.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thanks Robert! :)

@axehound3718 4 года назад

Thank you sooooooo much

@blacksympozium 4 года назад

Great lesson, I'm getting used to your videos, always useful for jazz guitarists. Thank you for sharing your music and your knowledge. Regards from Tunisia.

@courtneywest4510 4 года назад

As a new subscriber from Canada, I want you to know that I really enjoy your lessons and I am motivated to work on your recommendations.

@billapplegate8567 4 года назад

Excellent Video

@jjmatashi 4 года назад

This is Greek to me, but I strongly believe that if I listen to it enough and I practice it enough, one day I'll be a fluent Greek speaker!

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Go for it :)

@voronOsphere 4 года назад

Believe me, it's much easier than learning a new language. But it's similar...

@PIANOSTYLE100 4 года назад

I don't know it all. Lots of studying. I hope this helps. One of my favorite jazz songs is Autumn Leaves...I think this was written originally in G minor ..At the end of the song we play a Dominant D7.( D F# A C ) Most of the song is written G natural minor. ( G A Bb C D Eb F G).. at the end we do the G Harmonic minor. (G A Bb C D Eb F# G). The D7 notes are in this. Without the Harmonic minor we would have to put the Dmin7 (D F A C) In it's place. There is almost no tension notes in the vii7 (D min7). So it really makes a poor substitute for a D7 chord. About 10 years ago. I was introduced to modes. I play mostly by 👂. I seem to remember this a song that is Dorian. That of course is a way to think of it.

@PIANOSTYLE100 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen Jen's ..working on a version of Autumn leaves. It is in Amin 7. I harmonized the Harmonic scale. First I wrote about the A harmonic minor. Its just the natural minor with the b7 turned into the leading tone B. First I write the A min scale ..which comes from the scale a minor 3rd up. The ( C ) scale. Aolian mode or 6th mode. (A B C D E F G A). So if I am playing in A min. I would normally go the V7 of the Natural minor.. PROBLEM..There isn't one..Whaaat? The E min7 didn't even sound like the song. So I got the Dom.E7. That also means I am not playing natural minor. So I make a quick trip to the harmonic minor .It has all the notes of the E7. (A B C D E F G# A). Just looking at we see the E7 chord in it.

@aberhan 4 года назад

Nice explanation.👍

@Dolores5000 4 года назад

Thank YOU!!!

@iggydiaz7856 4 года назад

Cool thank you

@nateday9328 4 года назад

Great video! As a RU-vid taught guitar player, I am currently working on chording and progressions all over the neck. I would appreciate a video where you take a chord progression, and play it in it's various locations all over the neck. Thank you for your content!

@loekification 4 года назад

Thanks for your lessons

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

It's my pleasure

@ericrobillard8933 3 года назад

thank you

@aptelbruno8316 4 года назад

Difficult, but so interesting and colorful. Thank you.

@merttalay9702 4 года назад

Although this bad conditions corona virus etc.You re still keep on making videos.What can I say to this? What a good person you are.Great as always.👍👍👏👏👏👏

@arnulfosediego5919 2 года назад

It's a big help thank you... new subscriber here

@necemer 4 года назад

Good Teacher. I Studied Jazz and like his videos very much. Greetings from Austria

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thank you! :)

@DESIENASHOES 4 года назад

Nice lesson -

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@blakstallion 4 года назад

I love the dk!! I lived in horsens!!

@justinjonesexperiencejje8444 4 года назад

Gave you a shout in a live video on Facebook I was doing told all my fellow players you can learn alot from you

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thanks Justin!

@youttub7850 3 года назад

If you ever need something man ! You can count on me! 👍 I’ve learned so many things with your channel and I don’t even play guitar ! I play piano 🎹 greetings from Guatemala

@JensLarsen 3 года назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

Harmonic Minor is my favorite Minor Variation! A very fun and versatile way to play!

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thanks RC!

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen You are always very welcome!

@joselekiwi5695 4 года назад

RC32 Absolutely!!

@brucekriskovich4975 2 месяца назад

This is a bit of an outside analysis, but in your F major example, you could see that as a D harmonic minor with the C natural being a chromatic passing tone to Bb. (This would fit into your example of borrowing the harmonic minor and using it in a major II-V-I).

@bartsjazzman446 4 года назад

My first book was Leon White improvisation which gave the same scale a different name according to the root of the chord which I thought that was a better way of playing over unfamiliar chord changes I was handed on stage. However this concept of fitting the scale to the chord progression is easier to understand and hear.

@JazzRockswithAdam 4 года назад

You can also find a maj7(#9) built off the b6 in Harmonic Major. It's a fantastic sound! Also cool if you voice the #11 in there.

@gaborkovacs7134 4 года назад

Another great video; thank you, Jens! I really like the explanation about how the harmonic minor fits a particular use of the dim7 chord (beginning at 6:45). Diminished chords can indeed be tricky. A lot of theory books tell us that the diminished (whole-half) scale fits the dim7 chord perfectly. This is true if you play the dim7 in isolation, but it actual practice a lot depends on the context in which the dim7 chord is used. If you mechanically use a whole-half scale every time you see a dim7 chord, you can end up with some funny notes that sound unreasonably out of key. I have learnt from experience that the approach you take here is often what works best: it's best not to forget that we are still playing in a given key. So, it is OK if we leave the notes of the originals key (or the the scales suggested by surrounding chords) unchanged expect the notes that you MUST change to fit the chord tones of the dim7 chord. This way we sometimes end up with scales that do not even have standard names, but still the lines sound more natural. Maybe you could make a video on how you deal with dim7 chords (if you haven't yet done so). I'd be really interested!

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Exactly! I did make a video 🙂ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1egY4wnLLuA.html

@gaborkovacs7134 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen Oh, I must have overlooked that one; thank you! It's amazing that you've made a video on every possible topic and can still come up with something fresh every week. 🙂

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

@@gaborkovacs7134 Thanks! That is indeed a little difficult sometimes :)

@wobamusic 4 года назад

Hey Jens, greetings to your danish kingdom....interesting and inspiring content...a big thanx for that...as you mentioned to play over that Maj7 #11 with a #9, I just wanted to share (I'm shure you already know it ;-) is to play over a maj7-chord with the maj-scale a whole step above (e.g. Dmaj-scale over Cmaj7-chord)... I found that by accident and was surprised how good the b9 sounded in that case...I really like it....what do you think about that?....keep well and fit..kind regards from Germany

@mannysardina9024 4 года назад

Hi Jens, loving the videos. Another possibility is with IVm7 chord if you use the I harmonic minor. This gives 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Yes, I have a video on that linked in the description :)

@RandyBakkelund 4 года назад

That chord at 9:00 is epic!

@shrimptunes3463 4 года назад

Great content, as always, Jens! How about a vid listing/discussing the ten most influential albums of your developing years?

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thank you! :) Like this one? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rewhHzkr8K4.html

@shrimptunes3463 4 года назад

Great! I was thinking in more general terms, as opposed to only guitar albums.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Ok, but at least you have something to check out right away 🙂

@shrimptunes3463 4 года назад

Yessir, I did...and I went right to iTunes Store and bought the Wes! Thanks for the tip!

@thusithasamadi9482 11 месяцев назад

❤

@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 года назад

Great Lesson, Very organized, Bice thank you! One Hint: I miss a bit "shredding" your example on the 2 beats G#dim would have sounded more brilliant if you would have played 8 notes over it...I would advice scales with added chromatisism in a 16th musical landscape, makes it interesting to listen to, with your technique would sound great! i checked ot Chad a Great saxophone teacher and he came up with some great shredding on dim chords with addd chromatisim, Maybe you could also something like that. I think we guitarsit could still learn a great deal of our saxophone brothers...

@iDreamOfOkra 3 года назад

This is a very popular scale in Afghani music as well.

@hubertvancalenbergh9022 4 года назад

I liked the solo over the changes in the intro. Very Steely Dan-like.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thank you! (Even if I don't really like Steely Dan :D) It is actually a solo on the Cole Porter song Night and Day :)

@hubertvancalenbergh9022 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen I know the Porter tune and have actually played it. I'm intrigued: why don't you like the Dan? Is it their cynical lyrics?

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

@@hubertvancalenbergh9022 No, I don't like the music. I was never really into that kind of pop

@georgeeldridge7954 4 года назад

I definitely would not call steely dan pop. The Aja album is simply flawless and is some of the best, most interesting and complex music. I’m amazed that you do not like it.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

@@georgeeldridge7954 A lot of very produced music doesn't appeal to me, but I don't think a discussion of this will really lead anywhere. It will boil down to this: I listened to it, it did not do anything for me. In the end, that is where it stops.

@ceregenicsinc.5905 4 года назад

Jens-- I've gotten a lot out of your videos on the various minor scales. Wish I could attach the output of an Excel spreadsheet I programmed for generating all the 15 arpeggios you've mentioned over the years for any desired melodic minor scale. My question: Haven't seen anything from you on the harmonic major, which I tend to naturally drift into during soloing over doms, guided only by my ear. I think I understand why I arrive there: it adds the b9 #9 and b13 to a dominant chord without taking on the #4. For my playing, I don't seem to want to take the lydian sound all the time. Is there a reason you've not discussed this scale? Could it be it as simple as your ears like lydian and mine don't? ...Ralph/Denver CO

@kindnick58 4 года назад

Play some, Skynard man! 🍻 Jens. Stay safe

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Thanks Nicholas!

@mattf9076 4 года назад

Do you know Reinier Baas? He is one of my favorite guitarists and he is from your neck of the woods! Peace Jens.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

I know him but not very well. We have been in exam commissions together few time.

@bessie-essie 4 года назад

Hallo Jens, Bedankt voor al je video´s, eerst was het level wat te hoog voor me maar ik heb er al zo veel van geleerd en het gaat steeds beter. Als je na alle corona toestanden weer een optreden hebt in omgeving Rotterdam dan kom ik zeker kijken. Waar kan ik dat het best in de gaten houden? Groetjes, Esther

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Dankjewel, Esther! Volgens mij is het makkelijkste mijn website en mijn newsletter om dat te doen. Ik spel welles in Cafe LaBru

@MrAkragh 4 года назад

Great video, Jens. I have an off-topic question i hoped you could help me out with: I rarely know which notes (and their function) I'm playing when improvising - I have major/minor/blues scale internalized and just shut my brain off when soloing, but recently, I started learning triads in all inversions across the fretboard in order to help visualizing chord tones. My question is, would you recommend thinking of/learning chord tones relative to the actual chord, or relative to the key? Take the IV chord for instance - would you think 4-6-1 (Root, third, fifth) relative to the key, or just 1-3-5? De bedste hilsener, Andreas :)

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Tusind tak! Hvis du går hen på min RU-vid kanal og ser den video der hedder The Most Important Scale Exercise for Jazz, så kunne det give dig nogle gode ideer 🙂

@MrAkragh 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen Tak, det vil jeg gøre!

@loekification 4 года назад

Hi Jens.barney Kessel plays this polychord (bes f a cis e a)low string to high )in stella by starlight.he eens the song too with this chord.kenny burrell in" just a sitting and a rocking".gcebdis fis

@ntandolugwazi9521 11 месяцев назад

Greeting Sensei it’s been a while! I just have 2 questions: 1. What’s happening to the chords individually when they change from Am7 Bo Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 to Amin/maj Cmaj7(#5) G#dim ? 2. Why do the other chords stay the same ? Apart from E7 because that made sense.

@JensLarsen 11 месяцев назад

You can actually answer that yourself, but you need to learn how to construct diatonic chords. Watch this video and then use that on A harmonic minor: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GJ9BmH9BkP0.html

@joselekiwi5695 4 года назад

Do the same on harmonic major please

@Gregorypeckory 4 года назад

Harmonic Major is really cool; I second your request (assuming he hasn't already done it).

@hycus4292 4 года назад

Am6 isn't a diatonic chord of A-Harmonic-Minor (6th isn't in the scale), nevertheless you always resolve to this type of chord in your progressions, it sounds fine, but is it correct?

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

If you watch the video, I actually explain that.

@captainkoo 3 года назад

So you can use the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale to solo over a dominant flat 9 chord, e.g, 5 th mode of the Em harmonic scale over a B7 flat 9? Is that correct ? Or use the B half - whole scale as an option. ?

@JensLarsen 3 года назад

Yes, B7(b9,b13) is the dominant in E harmonic minor. The diminished sound is different since that is a different chord namely a B7(13b9#11)

@captainkoo 3 года назад

Jens Larsen thank you for the fast response. You are the jazz guitar master !!

@thekriskokid 4 года назад

Wish I still had my SG2000...

@ChuloDavidcito 4 года назад

Spicy! The gypsy jazzers like to use this for the iib5-V in minor. As a bonus, I got to see a good bra ad after your video!

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Haha! That's strange 😁

@ChuloDavidcito 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen It might have to do with the lovely Danish women! ;)

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

@@ChuloDavidcito I thought it was you online behavior that determined it?

@ChuloDavidcito 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen Yes, indeed. The closest thing I can think of is that I binge-watch chiropractor adjustments, all the cracking and stuff. Yes, I'm mental! 🥴

@chadwickhurlburt6529 4 года назад

That is a beautiful guitar. What model is that?

@markw9548 4 года назад

Yamaha SG 1000, 2000, or 3000 (can't tell which model). I have one and they are superb and not too expensive 2nd hand. I bought mine in 1984 and still have it. They are heavy and playing a long gig with one isn't good for your back. Santana played a beautiful SG3000 with pearl inlay.

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

It is an SG1000 from 1975 :)

@chadwickhurlburt6529 4 года назад

@@JensLarsen It is a beautiful guitar.

@frdagaa 4 года назад

Did I miss the link to the subdominant diminished video?

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

If you did then you can look in the video description for a playlist :)

@PIANOPHUNGUY 4 года назад

Jeg spiller klaver og har begyndt ogsaa at spille guitar. Jeg kan godt lide at spille jazz akkorder. Fra den harmoniske skala kan spille man spille minor ii V I . For eksemple Dm7 b5 til G7b9b13 til Cm6/9. Det laerte min jazz klaver laerer mig. Men at gaa fra klaver akkorder som ligger lige ved siden af hinanden og transfere til jazz guitar akkorder virker maaske ikke. Paa guitar proever jeg ogsaa ikke at flytte for meget rundt.

@ericrobillard8933 4 года назад

great tools in your videos.all these beautiful sounds are exposed

@JensLarsen 4 года назад

Glad you like it! It is fun to explore what is possible 🙂