About the C sharp Hungarian Minor scale
C sharp Hungarian Minor is used for Hungarian and Romani folk, classical and film music. Think of it as a harmonic minor with a raised fourth, the classic Gypsy minor sound.
Its notes are C♯, D♯, E, F♯♯, G♯, A, and B♯. The formula is W H 1½ H H 1½ H. It is the fourth mode of G♯ Double Harmonic Major.
Also called Double Harmonic Minor and Gypsy Minor.
E, A, and G are open guitar strings that sit inside this scale, ready to drone under a riff. The lowest C♯ on a standard-tuned guitar sits at the 4th fret of the A string. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets C♯ Hungarian Minor be played with C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
CAGED
Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.
3NPS
3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.
7-position system
7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | D#D♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F##F♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 7 | B#B♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W H 1½ H H 1½ H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-3-1-1-3-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Hungarian Minor in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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