piano scale
E harmonic minor
E1F♯2G♭3A4B5C♭6D♯7
Natural minor with the seventh raised, which buys a leading note and pays for it with a step and a half between the sixth and seventh.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
EWF♯HGWAWBHCW+HD♯HE
What is true of it
E harmonic minor is E, F♯, G, A, B, C and D♯, and back to E.
Its steps are W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, E natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on E
C harm minC♯ harm minD♭ harm minD harm minD♯ harm minE♭ harm minF harm minF♯ harm minall 374