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C Hungarian Major scale

About the C Hungarian Major scale

C 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 C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The formula is 1½ H W H W H W. It is the sixth mode of E Harmonic Minor 5.

Also called Nasikabhushani.

Learn more about the C Hungarian Major scale

Three of the notes in C Hungarian Major are black keys, D, F, and B.

Notes and intervals

1CCRoot
2D#D♯Augmented 2nd
3EEMajor 3rd
4F#F♯Augmented 4th
5GGPerfect 5th
6AAMajor 6th
7BbB♭Minor 7th
Steps1½ H W H W H W
Semitones3-1-2-1-2-1-2
Degrees1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Fingering

Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules

Hand CD sharpEF sharpGAB flatC
Right hand12341234
Left hand54321321

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Hungarian Major in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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C Hungarian Major scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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