Songs that use the Harmonic Minor scale

The harmonic minor scale is one of the three main minor scales. Its greatest quality is that it allows us to write functional harmony, even though we're not in the major key anymore! The harmonic minor may only be one note different than the natural minor (also known as the 'aeolian mode') but that raised 7th note makes all the difference to how this scale sounds and how it can be used in practice.

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[DavidBennettPiano]

📍NOTE: Many people have commented that at 1:15 I call the interval between the 6th and 7th degree of Harmonic minor a “minor third” rather than an “Aug 2nd”. I understand why strictly speaking “Aug 2nd” is the correct name for that interval however, I thought using that name would unnecessarily add confusion for people who aren’t familiar with the difference between a ‘minor 3rd’ and a ‘aug 2nd’. That said, perhaps I should have put an on-screen annotation acknowledging the ‘aug 2nd’ at 1:15.

[sopmach]

I love how every video has a Radiohead example

[Psianth]

Is Billie Eilish still a harmonic minor now that she's 18?

[fylomusic]

This video: very educational
YouTube: DEMONITIZED

[ruiyorevamped]

David Bennett: Uses a cover version of a Muse song to avoid copyright
Also David Bennett: Plays the original version of a Beatles song

[minashai]

It really isnt David´s Bennett video without Beatles in it.

[michailshatkus]

Damn, i still have no clue what you were talking about, but I feel like I appreciate those songs even better now. More power to you, sir.

[alexpennington]

I know absolutely nothing about music but i still love these videos

[xristiannak]

I love so much this scale. I mean, I dont care what genre might a song be, if it is written in harmonic IS MY FAVORITE.

[brndgtl]

Who downvotes this?! This channel is a goldmine

[AlexRamirez-fjdj]

This channel helps me so much in my own songwriting and explain why some songs sound so great.

[emmbeesea]

I thought for sure you were playing "Bad Guy" when you were actually playing "Bury a Friend". Shows how much a functional chord progression can do to our ears.

[chelseachen]

YESSSS I saw John Lennon on the cover and harmonic minor in the title and I was like oh pls talk about Girls AND THERE IT IS!!! I love that harmonic minor line so so so very much that I played it over and over again on the piano and just enjoyed the goosebumps it gave me. It’s such a surreally beautiful line.

[mtchllBarrett]

me halfway through the vid: That's weird, he hasn't mentioned the Beatles yet

David Bennet Piano: A good example of this is Girl by the Beatles

[TheBlackQueen]

You should make a video about songs that end with tension. Things like ending with a harmonic minor, 7th major chord, tritone, or any other chord that supposedly needs resolution.

[bkdavebk]

The main riff to Eminems "The Real Slim Shady" is in harmonic minor

[carlosfernandez]

The feel you get when letting the chords ring on Bury a Friend. Excellent

[manuel_ao]

Now I know why I love all of the songs that you gave here as examples of using the Harmonic Minor.

[lblb]

I discovered your channel two weeks ago and I can't tell how much I'm learning just by watching your videos. Thank you so much, David!

[MisterGoose]

all this time I've been writing music in a Harmonic Minor scale without know that it's not the default version of minor. Thank you for enlightening me