The Harmonic Minor Scale is known by most guitarist as a exotic sounding minor scale with a Indian/Gypsy type sound. The intervals b6 to 7 give it it's sound. That's a major 7th instead of a minor 7th as in the natural Minor Scale. We included a 24 fret diagram for you to practice.
Harmonic Minor Scale 24 Fret Diagram In the key of C
>> Click to listen to a sound sample of the Harmonic Minor Scale
X|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|
0|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|
0|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|
0|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|
X|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|
X|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|---|-o-|-R-|---|-o-|-o-|---|
F G Ab B C D Eb F G Ab B C D Eb
X= Don't Play
o= Notes to Play
R= Root Note
Practice each position until you can play them all. Then of course use them
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