About the B flat Hungarian Gypsy scale
B flat Hungarian Gypsy is used for folk-flavored and cinematic writing. Think of it as an exotic seven-note scale full of raised tones. It is B♭ Natural Minor with the fourth raised.
Its notes are B♭, C, D♭, E, F, G♭, and A♭. The formula is W H 1½ H H W W. It is the fourth mode of F Neapolitan Minor.
Also called Shanmukhapriya and Aeolian ♯4.
The black keys B♭, D♭, G♭, and A♭ belong to the mode. That raised fourth spells out to the white key E.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Major 2nd |
| 3 | DbD♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | FF | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | GbG♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | AbA♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H 1½ H H W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-3-1-1-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | B flat | C | D flat | E | F | G flat | A flat | B flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Hungarian Gypsy in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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