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The C Harmonic Minor scale is a harmonic minor scale which means it has the following definition:
R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7
The Harmonic Minor scale has the same notes as the natural minor scale except that the 7th degree is a semitone higher. This means you can build the harmonic minor scale from the major scale by lowering the 3rd and 6th degrees. The 7th degree is only a semitone below the tonic or root note and acts as a leading tone to the tonic, creating a stronger harmonic pull to the root when compared to the natural minor scale.
The notes in the C Harmonic Minor scale are:
C D Eb F G Ab B C
There are 7 notes in the scale with 2 flats and no sharps.
The scale definition for the C Harmonic Minor guitar scale is R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:
2 1 2 2 1 3 1
You can also write this as note intervals:
Tone Semitone Tone Tone Semitone Tone and a half Semitone
Let's take a look at C Harmonic Minor on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:
Here is a quick recap of all the information about the C Harmonic Minor covered in this page:
The C Harmonic Minor Scale is a harmonic minor scale.
The definition of the C Harmonic Minor scale is: R 2 b3 4 5 b6 7
The notes in the C Harmonic Minor guitar scale are: C D Eb F G Ab B C
The interval formula for the C Harmonic Minor scale is: 2 1 2 2 1 3 1
The note intervals in the C Harmonic Minor scale are: Tone Semitone Tone Tone Semitone Tone and a half Semitone