C Hungarian Major Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Hungarian major · 7 notes · major family
Notes
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
Solfège : Do – Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La – Si♭
Interval Structure
C
T+½T
D♯
½T
E
T
F♯
½T
G
T
A
½T
B♭
→
C+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | C | Major |
| ii° | D♯° | diminished |
| iii° | E° | diminished |
| iv° | F♯° | diminished |
| V | G? | — |
| vi | Am | minor |
| VII | B♭? | — |
About this scale
The Hungarian major with its unusual minor 3rd creates an exotic sound in a major context on guitar. Used in Central European folk music and experimental jazz to create unexpected colors on major progressions.
See fretboard positions for C Hungarian Major on guitar in the interactive app.
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