F#
Exotic Scale
F# / G♭ Hungarian Minor
Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
Notes in F# Hungarian Minor
F#1
G#2
A3
C4
C#5
D6
F7
F#8
Chords in F# Hungarian Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#mF# – A – C#minor
iiG#?G# – C – D—
IIIA+A – C# – Faugmented
ivC?C – D – F#—
VC#C# – F – G#major
VIDD – F# – Amajor
viiFmF – G# – Cminor
Other Scales in F#
MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, ELydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E
Hungarian Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F# / Gb Hungarian Minor
The F# hungarian minor scale contains the notes F#, G#, A, C, C#, D, F. Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
The diatonic chords in F# hungarian minor are F#m (i), G#? (ii), A+ (III), C? (iv), C# (V), D (VI), Fm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# hungarian minor scale.
To develop your ear for the F# 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.