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E hungarian minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

A string: A#, B, C, D#, E, F#, G at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10

D string: D#, E, F#, G, A#, B, C at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

G string: G, A#, B, C, D#, E, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12

B string: B, C, D#, E, F#, G, A#, B at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

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E hungarian minor

The hungarian minor scale is harmonic minor with a raised 4th: two augmented 2nd leaps, one on each side of the 5th. This is the full gypsy-scale drama of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies and Eastern European violin music, and a secret weapon in neoclassical metal. The #4 to 5 and 7 to root resolutions give it two built-in climaxes per octave.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E

i

Em
F♯

II

F#maj♭5
G

bIII+

Gaug
A♯

#IV

C7no5/A♯
B

V

Bmaj
C

bVI

Cmaj
D♯

vii

D♯m

Same notes, different mode

E hungarian minor uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

F# orientalB double harmonic major

hungarian minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Two augmented 2nds flank the 5th: practice bIII (G) to #IV (A#) and bVI (C) to VII as deliberate leaps with a slide or bend.
  • Resolve #IV (A#) up to V and VII up to E; the scale has two built-in climaxes per octave, so phrase toward them.
  • Over a minor chord vamp on E, alternate harmonic minor and hungarian minor: only the 4th changes, and the #4 (A#) doubles the drama.
  • For neoclassical metal, sequence the upper tetrachord (V, bVI (C), VII, root); it carries the entire gypsy-scale character.

How to play E hungarian minor on guitar

Both E strings are open roots and open B the fifth, so a drone is available with no fingers down. Gaug on the flat third is an augmented triad, which means a three-note grip you can slide anywhere and reuse. Three sharps in the signature. Box one hands off at fret 4, with roots at fret 7, fret 5, fret 2 and fret 9 across the middle four strings.

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