Scales
G Hungarian Major Scale
G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F
G Hungarian Major is a scale built on G with the notes G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F.
G Hungarian Major Scale
G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F · G | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F · G |
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
G Hungarian Major is made of the notes G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F. 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 G Hungarian Major gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales G 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
G Lydian Dominant PentatonicG · B · C# · D · F
Every note of this scale is in G Hungarian Major.
G Super Locrian PentatonicG · Bb · Cb · Db · F
Every note of this scale is in G Hungarian Major.
Scales that contain it
G Half-Whole DiminishedG · Ab · Bb · B · C# · D · E · F
Contains every note of G Hungarian Major.
G Composite BluesG · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · E · F
Contains every note of G Hungarian Major.
G ChromaticG · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · Db · D · Eb · E · F · F#
Contains every note of G Hungarian Major.
Common questions
- How do I play G 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 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of G Hungarian Major?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of G Hungarian Major gives G (I), A#dim (ii°), Bdim (iii°), C#dim (iv°), Dm#5 (V+), Em (vi), A#m/F (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 G Hungarian Major?
- G Hungarian Major contains the notes G · A# · B · C# · D · E · F, measured from the tonic G 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 G Hungarian Major?
- From G 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.