SCALE REFERENCE

A Hungarian Minor

A – B – C – D♯ – E – F – G♯1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7

Harmonic minor with a raised 4th — two augmented-2nd leaps and a very Eastern-European colour.

Notes & degrees
A1B2Cb3D♯#4E5Fb6G♯7
NotesA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#
Steps2 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledGypsy Minor, Double Harmonic Minor
Piano
ABCEFD♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFG♯ABCD♯EBBCD♯EFG♯ABGG♯ABCD♯EFDD♯EFG♯ABCAABCD♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ABCD♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AABCD♯EFG♯AEEFG♯ABCD♯ECCD♯EFG♯ABCGG♯ABCD♯EF

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iAmAm(maj7)
IIBB?
♭III+CaugCmaj7♯5
♯IVD♯D♯?
VEEmaj7
♭VIFFmaj7
viiG♯mG♯min

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

iAmIIB♭III+Caug♯IVD♯VE♭VIFviiG♯m
Other scales on A

Core scales & modes

A MajorA Natural MinorA Harmonic MinorA Melodic MinorA DorianA PhrygianA LydianA MixolydianA Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A Major PentatonicA Minor PentatonicA BluesA Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A Harmonic MajorA Phrygian DominantA Lydian DominantA AlteredA Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

A Whole ToneA Diminished (Whole–Half)A Diminished (Half–Whole)A Augmented Scale

World & exotic

A Double Harmonic MajorA Neapolitan Minor
Hungarian Minor on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.