Oh no it ain't!

The notes of the melody are (in order of appearance)

E F G# A B C D E

The final cadence of the melody is 'Perfect' (V-I), leading note (G#) to tonic (A), making it A harmonic Minor.

Maybe the Hijaz family are dysfunctional (like the Simpsons)...

Don't get me wrong - I understand what you are trying to say, but you avoided my point!!

I said 'the best example of', meaning that this tune has all the notes of the Harmonic Minor, and finishes on its tonic. Admittedly the tune is from a different musical culture, but it is still a harmonic minor scale in a folk melody. No matter which way you look at it.

Ooops! Were you referring to Staines Morris? I sincerely hope not!! Very dangerous territory!! My Morris bells are quivering already!!

;o)

MIDI file: HAVANAG.MID

Timebase: 120

TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: C
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Name: Ac. Steel Guitar
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Ac. Steel Guitar
M:4/4
Q:1/4=100
K:C
E,2E,3^G,F,E,|^G,2^G,3B,A,^G,|A,2A,3CB,A,|
^G,^G,/4A,/2^G,/4F,E,E,4|E,2E,3^G,F,E,|^G,2^G,3B,A,^G,|
A,2A,3CB,A,|^G,^G,/4A,/2^G,/4F,E,E,4|^G,^G,2F,E,E,E,2|
F,F,2E,D,D,D,2|D,2F,5/4E,3/4D,2A,2|^G,^G,/4A,/2^G,/4F,E,E,4|
^G,^G,2F,E,E,E,2|F,F,2E,D,D,D,2|D,2F,5/4E,3/4D,2A,2|
^G,^G,/4A,/2^G,/4F,E,E,4|A,4A,4|A,2A,2A,2A,2|
A,A,C3/2B,/2A,CB,A,|A,A,C3/2B,/2A,CB,A,|B,B,D3/2C/2B,DCB,|
B,B,D3/2C/2B,DCB,|B,B,E2B,B,E2|E,2E,2CB,A,^G,|
A,8||