F♯ hungarian minor scale
Exotic7 notes · F♯ + G♯ + B♯ + C♯ + E♯
F♯hungarian minor
KeyboardRight hand · 1 = thumb
Fingering guideOne octave · both hands
| Hand | F♯ | G♯ | A | B♯ | C♯ | D | E♯ | F♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1thumb under | 2 | 3 | 1thumb under | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 44 over | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 over |
Chords in the key
This scale's chords don't all have standard names.
How to read a scale
Steps, degrees, fingers.
The step pattern
Every scale is a pattern of whole and half steps. F♯ hungarian minor goes W–H–W+H–H–H–W+H–H: the step and a halfs between A and B♯, and between D and E♯ give it its colour.
The degrees
Number the notes from the root: 1 F♯, 2 G♯, ♭3 A, ♯4 B♯, 5 C♯, ♭6 D, 7 E♯. The degrees stay the same in every key, so a pattern learned in F♯ works in any other.
The fingering
Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto A, then the thumb tucks under onto D. Left hand: finger 4 crosses over onto B♯, then finger 3 crosses over onto F♯. Practise the crossings slowly; once they're smooth, raise the tempo.
All 216 scales
Every scale and mode on every root, each with its own page.
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
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