SCALE REFERENCE

E Hungarian Minor

E – F♯ – G – A♯ – B – C – D♯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
E1F♯2Gb3A♯#4B5Cb6D♯7
NotesE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#
Steps2 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledGypsy Minor, Double Harmonic Minor
Piano
EGBCF♯A♯D♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GA♯BCD♯EBBCD♯EF♯GA♯BGGA♯BCD♯EF♯GDD♯EF♯GA♯BCAA♯BCD♯EF♯GEEF♯GA♯BCD♯E

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

357912AA♯BCD♯EF♯GEEF♯GA♯BCD♯ECCD♯EF♯GA♯BCGGA♯BCD♯EF♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iEmEm(maj7)
IIF♯F♯?
♭III+GaugGmaj7♯5
♯IVA♯A♯?
VBBmaj7
♭VICCmaj7
viiD♯mD♯min

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

iEmIIF♯♭III+Gaug♯IVA♯VB♭VICviiD♯m
Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE Melodic MinorE DorianE PhrygianE LydianE MixolydianE Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE Lydian DominantE AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Double Harmonic MajorE 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.