For G natural minor (G, A, B b , C, D, E b , F) you end up with Dm (V) going to Gm (I). The solution was to raise the seventh note to give the harmonic minor - the notes in G harmonic minor are G, A, ...

Formula for the harmonic minor scale: W - H - W - W - H - (W+H) - H Note how one of the intervals is actually three half-steps (whole + half). Here is an example of a harmonic minor scale: G harmonic ...

More often than not, composers use notes from the common Major and Minor keys, for example, C Major, F# Harmonic Minor, G Major, and so on. Both Major and Minor are simply arrangements of musical ...