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36.6Play C harmonic minor
C-D-E♭-F-G-A♭-B-C.
Hear especially:
A♭ → B → C.
That augmented-second-looking interval A♭→B is part of the characteristic harmonic-minor sound.
Do not merely practice it as fingering.
Sing it.