Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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In this crystal clear guitar lesson you’ll learn all about the harmonic major scale or Ionian b6 scale, that can be used for Rock, Pop, Jazz, Fusion and other styles. The scale sound sounds melancholic and major at the same time, resulting in a mysterious sounding scale.
In this guitar tutorial we look at the scale and arpeggios that are derived from harmonizing the harmonic major scale. We’ll see what chord progressions you can make with the beautiful but spicy chords. And we look at the modes of the scale and their applications, such as the Dorian b5, Phrygian b4, Melodic minor #4 or Lydian b3, Lydian augmented #2, Mixolydian b2 and Locrian bb7.

0:00 Introduction harmonic major scale
0:55 Structure of the harmonic major scale
2:55 Scale diagrams
3:36 Harmonizing the scale – TRIADS
6:23 Harmonizing the scale – 7 CHORDS
8:27 Chord progressions in the harmonic major scale
10:26 Making music with the Harmonic Major scale
11:15 Improvising with arpeggios of the harmonic major scale
13:54 Modes of the Harmonic Major scale
19:21 Conclusion

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Subjects in this video:

- Modes of the harmonic major scale
- The Ionian b6 scale,
- The Dorian b5 scale,
- The Phrygian b4 scale,
- The Phrygian b11 scale,
- The Lydian b3 scale,
- Lydian #2 #5 scale,
- The Lydian augmented #2 scale,
- The Melodic minor #4 scale,
- The Mixolydian b2 scale,
- The Locrian bb7 scale,
- The Locrian diminished scale