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===Uses=== While it evolved primarily as a basis for chords, the harmonic minor with its augmented second is sometimes used melodically. Instances can be found in [[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]] (for example, the finale of his [[String Quartet No. 14 (Beethoven)|String Quartet No. 14]]), and [[Schubert]] (for example, in the first movement of the ''[[Death and the Maiden Quartet]]''). In this role, it is used while descending far more often than while ascending. A familiar example of the descending scale is heard in a [[ring of bells]]. A ring of twelve is sometimes augmented with a 5β― and 6β to make a 10 note harmonic minor scale from bell 2 to bell 11 (for example, Worcester Cathedral).<ref>[https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=WORCESTER "Dove's Guide"]</ref> The [[Hungarian minor scale]] is similar to the harmonic minor scale but with a raised 4th degree. This scale is sometimes also referred to as "Gypsy Run", or alternatively "Egyptian Minor Scale", as mentioned by [[Miles Davis]] who describes it in his autobiography as "something that I'd learned at Juilliard".<ref>{{cite book|last = Davis|first = Miles|last2 = Troupe|first2 = Quincy|title = Miles, the Autobiography|year = 1990|publisher = Simon & Schuster|isbn = 0-671-72582-3|pages = [https://archive.org/details/milesautobiograp0000davi/page/64 64]|url = https://archive.org/details/milesautobiograp0000davi/page/64}}</ref> In popular music, examples of songs in harmonic minor include [[Katy B]]'s "[[Easy Please Me]]", [[Bobby Brown]]'s "[[My Prerogative]]", and [[Jazmine Sullivan]]'s "[[Bust Your Windows]]". The scale also had a notable influence on heavy metal, spawning a sub-genre known as [[neoclassical metal]], with guitarists such as [[Chuck Schuldiner]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Ritchie Blackmore]], and [[Randy Rhoads]] employing it in their music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/neo-classical-metal-ma0000011866|title=Neo-Classical Metal Music Genre Overview {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>
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