SCALE REFERENCE

F♯ Hungarian Minor

F♯ – G♯ – A – B♯ – C♯ – D – E♯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
F♯1G♯2Ab3B♯#4C♯5Db6E♯7
NotesF#, G#, A, B#, C#, D, E#
Steps2 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledGypsy Minor, Double Harmonic Minor
Piano
AB♯DE♯F♯G♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eE♯F♯G♯AB♯C♯DBB♯C♯DE♯F♯G♯AGG♯AB♯C♯DE♯F♯DDE♯F♯G♯AB♯C♯DAAB♯C♯DE♯F♯G♯AEE♯F♯G♯AB♯C♯D

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

357912AAB♯C♯DE♯F♯G♯AEE♯F♯G♯AB♯C♯DCB♯C♯DE♯F♯G♯AB♯GG♯AB♯C♯DE♯F♯

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iF♯mF♯m(maj7)
IIG♯G♯?
♭III+AaugAmaj7♯5
♯IVB♯B♯?
VC♯C♯maj7
♭VIDDmaj7
viiE♯mE♯min

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

iF♯mIIG♯♭III+Aaug♯IVB♯VC♯♭VIDviiE♯m
Other scales on F♯

Core scales & modes

F♯ MajorF♯ Natural MinorF♯ Harmonic MinorF♯ Melodic MinorF♯ DorianF♯ PhrygianF♯ LydianF♯ MixolydianF♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F♯ Major PentatonicF♯ Minor PentatonicF♯ BluesF♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F♯ Harmonic MajorF♯ Phrygian DominantF♯ Lydian DominantF♯ AlteredF♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F♯ Whole ToneF♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)F♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)F♯ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F♯ Double Harmonic MajorF♯ 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.