About the G Hungarian Major scale
G 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 G, A♯, B, C♯, D, E, and F. The formula is 1½ H W H W H W. It is the sixth mode of B Harmonic Minor ♭5.
Also called Nasikabhushani.
The black keys A♯ and C♯ belong to G Hungarian Major.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A#A♯ | Augmented 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Major 3rd |
| 4 | C#C♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | DD | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EE | Major 6th |
| 7 | FF | 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 | G | A sharp | B | C sharp | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Hungarian Major in other keys
C Hungarian Major scaleD flat Hungarian Major scaleD Hungarian Major scaleE flat Hungarian Major scaleE Hungarian Major scaleF Hungarian Major scaleG flat Hungarian Major scaleA flat Hungarian Major scaleA Hungarian Major scaleB flat Hungarian Major scaleB Hungarian Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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