SCALE REFERENCE

G Hungarian Minor

G – A – B♭ – C♯ – D – E♭ – F♯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
G1A2B♭b3C♯#4D5E♭b6F♯7
NotesG, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F#
Steps2 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledGypsy Minor, Double Harmonic Minor
Piano
GADB♭C♯E♭F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♯GAB♭C♯DE♭BC♯DE♭F♯GAB♭GGAB♭C♯DE♭F♯GDDE♭F♯GAB♭C♯DAAB♭C♯DE♭F♯GAEF♯GAB♭C♯DE♭

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♯GAEF♯GAB♭C♯DE♭CC♯DE♭F♯GAB♭GGAB♭C♯DE♭F♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iGmGm(maj7)
IIAA?
♭III+B♭augB♭maj7♯5
♯IVC♯C♯?
VDDmaj7
♭VIE♭E♭maj7
viiF♯mF♯min

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

iGmIIA♭III+B♭aug♯IVC♯VD♭VIE♭viiF♯m
Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Harmonic MinorG Melodic MinorG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

G Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG BluesG Major Blues

Jazz & altered

G Harmonic MajorG Phrygian DominantG Lydian DominantG AlteredG Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

G Whole ToneG Diminished (Whole–Half)G Diminished (Half–Whole)G Augmented Scale

World & exotic

G Double Harmonic MajorG 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.