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F hungarian major Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G#, A, B, C, D, Eb at frets 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11

A string: A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G#, A at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12

D string: D, Eb, F, G#, A, B, C, D at frets 0, 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

G string: G#, A, B, C, D, Eb, F at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10

B string: B, C, D, Eb, F, G#, A, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12

High E string: F, G#, A, B, C, D, Eb at frets 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11

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F hungarian major

The hungarian major scale is a bright oddity: root, sharp 2nd, major 3rd, sharp 4th, 5th, 6th, flat 7th. The augmented 2nd opening (like harmonic minor upside down) collides with a lydian dominant top half. Brubeck and progressive writers have toyed with it; over a 13#11 chord it delivers exotic and functional at once.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F

I

Fmaj
G♯

#ii°

G♯dim
A

iii°

Adim
B

#iv°

Bdim
C

V+

Cm♯5
D

vi

Dm
E♭

bvii

G#m/E♭

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

tip
  • Start phrases with the augmented 2nd right at the bottom: root to #2 (G#) to III is the scale's calling card.
  • Treat it as lydian dominant with a raised 2nd: over a F13#11 chord, everything lands.
  • The #4 (B) resolves up to V while bVII (Eb) resolves down to VI; work both tendencies into one line for maximum color.
  • Its odd symmetry (it is a mode of a rotation of half-whole diminished) means diminished licks can be recycled inside it.

How to play F hungarian major on guitar

Lowest root is fret 1 on the low E. E-shape barre therefore sits one fret up from the nut, which means a full grip and the open strings share a position. Open A, open D and open B are in the scale at the major third, the sixth and the augmented fourth, so there is open colour without a workable drone. Chord #ii° is G#dim, and the next box takes charge at fret 5.

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