Talk:Gypsy scale

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"The Hungarian Gypsy Scale, which consists of a natural minor scale in which the fourth and seventh are sharp (or, alternatively, a major scale in which the third and sixth are flat and the fourth is sharp)"

According to the Guitar Grimoire (which is compatible with all instruments) this is partially incorrect. To the minor scale only the fourth is sharp. To the major scale the third, sixth and seventh are flat and the fourth is sharp. The scale would be just Hungarian Minor without these corrections.

"The Spanish Gypsy Scale, which is a scale that may be played on the white keys of a piano from E to E, but with the G sharpened. The Spanish Gypsy Scale is one of the modes of the harmonic minor scale, and is also sometimes also known as the Phrygian major scale."

Again this is partially correct according to the Guitar Grimoire. It is true that the G would be sharpened, but it is not called "Phrygian Major" nor "Spanish Gypsy". To the Harmonic Minor scale it should be called Phyrgian natural Third, because the normal Phrygian scale has the G natural instead of sharpened. I can see why it should be called the Spanish Gypsy scale because of its flamenco sound and style.

An example of Phrygian Major (in D) is the intro line to Tool's Forty Six & 2.

I would like to emphasize that the Guitar Grimoire is Music Theory for all instruments not just the guitar. I hope my discussion expands the information already displayed for musicians reading this article.

-Conan from Exmortus (www.myspace.com/exmortus)