From David Bennett Piano.

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Check out my previous video on the Melodic minor scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8CLp1uSFoA

The harmonic minor scale is one of the three main types of minor scale in western music and, as the name would suggest, it is typically used to allow us to create "functional harmony" in the minor key!

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0:00 Introduction
1:08 Examples
2:53 the Classical scale
3:57 V vs. v
4:51 Tetris
6:18 Pianote giveaway!
7:06 Why is it "harmonic" minor?
10:05 Muse
10:57 The Beatles
12:15 When to use Harmonic minor
14:44 Piano outro