Guitar UpscaleHungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor) scale on guitar
Hungarian minor is harmonic minor with a raised fourth, two wide gaps and a strong Gypsy sound.
| Notes in A | A B C D# E F G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7 |
| Steps | W H W+H H H W+H H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 7 |
| Style in the app | Gypsy, scale "Hungarian Minor" |
Play A Hungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor) on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Hungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor) scale
The notes are root, 2nd, flat 3rd, raised 4th, 5th, flat 6th and 7th. It has two gaps of three half steps.
Liszt used it in his Hungarian Rhapsodies. It is also called Gypsy minor or double harmonic minor.
Play it over a minor chord with a major 7th. The raised 4th and the 7th pull up to the 5th and the root.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| #4 | Tritone | 6 | D# |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | 8 | F |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Chords in A Hungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor)
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | AmMaj7 |
| II | B(b5) | B7b5 |
| bIII+ | Caug | Cmaj7#5 |
| #IV | none | none |
| V | E | Emaj7 |
| bVI | F | Fmaj7 |
| vii | G#m | G#m6 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Hungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor) scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (B): B Oriental Scale
- From degree 5 (E): E Byzantine (Double Harmonic Major)
Hungarian Minor (Gypsy Minor) in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D Eb F# G Ab B | Open |
| C# | C# D# E G G# A B# | Open |
| D | D E F G# A Bb C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb F Gb A Bb Cb D | Open |
| E | E F# G A# B C D# | Open |
| F | F G Ab B C Db E | Open |
| F# | F# G# A B# C# D E# | Open |
| G | G A Bb C# D Eb F# | Open |
| G# | G# A# B D D# E G | Open |
| A | A B C D# E F G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb C Db E F Gb A | Open |
| B | B C# D E# F# G A# | Open |