About the A sharp Hungarian Major scale
A sharp Hungarian Major is used for Hungarian and Romani folk and orchestral music. Think of it as a bright, fiery scale with a raised second and fourth.
Its notes are A♯, B♯♯, C♯♯, D♯♯, E♯, F♯♯, and G♯. The formula is 1½ H W H W H W. It is the sixth mode of C♯♯ Harmonic Minor ♭5.
Also called Nasikabhushani.
A♯ Hungarian Major uses three black keys on the piano, A♯, B♯♯, and G♯. Its raised fourth lands on the white key D♯♯. This scale lines up four white keys back to back.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | B##B♯♯ | Augmented 2nd |
| 3 | C##C♯♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | E#E♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | F##F♯♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ H W H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-1-2-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A sharp | B double sharp | C double sharp | D double sharp | E sharp | F double sharp | G sharp | A sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Hungarian Major in other keys
C Hungarian Major scaleC sharp Hungarian Major scaleD Hungarian Major scaleD sharp Hungarian Major scaleE Hungarian Major scaleF Hungarian Major scaleF sharp Hungarian Major scaleG Hungarian Major scaleG sharp Hungarian Major scaleA Hungarian Major scaleB Hungarian Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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