Scales
Bb Hungarian Major Scale
Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab
Bb Hungarian Major is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab.
Bb Hungarian Major Scale
Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 | Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab · Bb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 | Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab · Bb |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Bb Hungarian Major is made of the notes Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ H W H W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Bb Hungarian Major gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales Bb Hungarian Major shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
Bb Lydian Dominant PentatonicBb · D · E · F · Ab
Every note of this scale is in Bb Hungarian Major.
Scales that contain it
Bb Half-Whole DiminishedBb · Cb · Db · D · E · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Hungarian Major.
Bb Composite BluesBb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Hungarian Major.
Bb ChromaticBb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · G · Ab · A
Contains every note of Bb Hungarian Major.
Common questions
- How do I play Bb Hungarian Major?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Bb Hungarian Major?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Bb Hungarian Major gives Bb (I), C#dim (ii°), Ddim (iii°), Edim (iv°), Fm#5 (V+), Gm (vi), C#m/Ab (vii). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Bb Hungarian Major?
- Bb Hungarian Major contains the notes Bb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 2A, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6M, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Bb Hungarian Major?
- From Bb the steps run W½ H W H W H W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.