G

Exotic Scale

G Hungarian Minor

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

Notes in G Hungarian Minor

G1
A2
A#3
C#4
D5
D#6
F#7
G8

Chords in G Hungarian Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iGmG – A# – Dminor
iiA?A – C# – D#—
IIIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
ivC#?C# – D# – G—
VDD – F# – Amajor
VID#D# – G – A#major
viiF#mF# – A – C#minor

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FHarmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#Melodic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, E, F#DorianG, A, A#, C, D, E, FPhrygianG, G#, A#, C, D, D#, FLydianG, A, B, C#, D, E, F#MixolydianG, A, B, C, D, E, FLocrianG, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMajor PentatonicG, A, B, D, EMinor PentatonicG, A#, C, D, FBluesG, A#, C, C#, D, FWhole ToneG, A, B, C#, D#, FDiminished (H-W)G, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, FDiminished (W-H)G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#Phrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FLydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F

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 G 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 G Hungarian Minor

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

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

To develop your ear for the G 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.