Hungarian gypsy scale

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The Hungarian Gypsy Scale is the scale which is found in the majority of Hungarian Gypsy music.

The closest other existing scale is the harmonic minor scale.

The Hungarian Gypsy scale may be created from a harmonic minor scale by sharpening the 4th degree of the harmonic minor scale. This introduces an additional augmented second into the scale.

[edit] Scale in Corresponding keys

  • A:

A B C D# E F G#

  • C:

C D Eb F# G Ab B

  • E:

E F# G A# B C D#


The structure of this scale is : w - h - + (augmented) - h - h - + in semitones: (2 1 3 1 1 3 1)

It can also be interpreted as a harmonic minor scale with an augmented 4th.

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