The term Gypsy scale, (alternatively known as "Ciprian scale") refers to one of several musical scales named after their association with Gypsy music.
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The Hungarian Gypsy scale can be made by raising the fourth degree of the natural minor scale.[1]
The sequence of steps comprising the Hungarian Gypsy scale is[2]:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A B C D♯ E F G A
-W,H,A, H,H,W,W-
This scale is one of two known as the Hungarian Gypsy scale.[2][3]
The minor Gypsy scale, technically known as the double harmonic scale and popularly called the Spanish Gypsy scale, is a scale that may be played on the (modern) "white keys" of a piano from E to E, except that the G and D are sharpened to the (modern) "black keys" G♯ and D♯.[4] The Spanish Gypsy scale, which is produced by, e.g., raising the fourth note of the fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale, can be readily altered to the Neapolitan minor scale by lowering the third, as well as to the Phrygian dominant scale, also known as the Freygish scale or the "Jewish scale" for its use in Klezmer music, by lowering the 7th.
The sequence of steps constituting the Spanish Gypsy Scale is[5]:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C D♭ E F G A♭ B C
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H A H W H A H
(H = half; W = whole; A = augmented)
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