Find the Harmonic Minor: Minor With a Leading Tone

The short answer: Find the Harmonic Minor drills harmonic minor — natural minor with a raised 7th (1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7). Raising the 7th creates a leading tone that pulls hard to the root and an exotic gap between the ♭6 and 7. It is the sound of classical minor and neoclassical metal. Key plus zone; find it, fast.

What the game is

A key, a zone, and you find the seven notes. The game trains your eye for that raised 7th and the wide, dramatic leap it opens up above the flat 6.

What it teaches

• The raised 7th (leading tone) and why minor keys borrow it.
• The augmented-second leap that gives it an exotic flavor.
• Harmonic minor shapes across the neck.

Why it's cool

That one raised note is why minor-key music can resolve as strongly as major — and the leap it creates just sounds dramatic and a little Middle-Eastern. Small change, huge character.

Where to start

Read harmonic minor vs melodic minor and the Minor Scale course. Know natural minor first.