A#

Exotic Scale

A# / B♭ Hungarian Minor

Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.

Notes in A# Hungarian Minor

Bb1
C2
Db3
E4
F5
Gb6
A7
Bb8

Chords in A# Hungarian Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBbmBb – Db – Fminor
iiC?C – E – Gb—
IIIDb+Db – F – Aaugmented
ivE?E – Gb – Bb—
VFF – A – Cmajor
VIGbGb – Bb – Dbmajor
viiAmA – C – Eminor

Other Scales in A#

MajorBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, ANatural MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbHarmonic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AMelodic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, ADorianBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, AbPhrygianBb, B, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbLydianBb, C, D, E, F, G, AMixolydianBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, AbLocrianBb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb, AbMajor PentatonicBb, C, D, F, GMinor PentatonicBb, Db, Eb, F, AbBluesBb, Db, Eb, E, F, AbWhole ToneBb, C, D, E, Gb, AbDiminished (H-W)Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, G, AbDiminished (W-H)Bb, C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, APhrygian DominantBb, B, D, Eb, F, Gb, AbLydian DominantBb, C, D, E, F, G, Ab

Hungarian Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F# G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E G Ab A CDD E F G# A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb A Bb B DEE F# G A# B C D#FF G Ab B C Db EF#G♭F# G# A C C# D FGG A A# C# D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B D Eb E GAA B C D# E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db E F Gb ABB C# D F F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Hungarian Minor scale by ear →Play A# Hungarian MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A# / Bb Hungarian Minor

The A# hungarian minor scale contains the notes Bb, C, Db, E, F, Gb, A. Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in A# hungarian minor are Bbm (i), C? (ii), Db+ (III), E? (iv), F (V), Gb (VI), Am (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A# hungarian minor scale.

To develop your ear for the A# hungarian minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.