HUNGARIAN SCALE AND ITS MODES

See also the COMPARATIVE TABLE below

GRADE | NAME | NOTES | NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C
--- | --- | --- | ---
I | HUNGARIAN |  |
II | SUPERLOCRIAN bb6 bb7 |  |
III | HARMONIC MINOR b5 |  |
IV | SUPERLOCRIAN #6 |  |
V | MELODIC MINOR #5 |  |
VI | DORIAN b9 #11 |  |
VII | LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3 |  |

HUNGARIAN |

Alternative names: Hungarian Major, Lydian Dominant sharp 2, Mixolydian sharp 9 sharp 11

It starts from the first grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 3121212

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord:
major | dominant |

Chord simbols: C, C7, C7(#9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7, CØ, C7(b5)

SUPERLOCRIAN bb6 bb7 |

Alternative names:

It starts from the second grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 1212123

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord:
diminished | diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C°

HARMONIC MINOR b5 |

Alternative names: Harmonic Minor flat 5

It starts from the third grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 2121231

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord:
diminished | minor with major seventh and diminished fifth |

Chord simbols: Cm^(b5)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

SUPERLOCRIAN #6 |

Alternative names: Superlocrian sharp 6

It starts from the fourth grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 1212312

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord:
diminished | half diminished

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:
Seventh chord:
dominant with diminished fifth

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5), C13(b5 b9 #9)

MELODIC MINOR #5 |

Alternative names: Melodic Minor sharp 5

It starts from the fifth grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 2123121

chords over first notes: |
Seventh chord: | Complete chord:
minor with major seventh and augmented fifth |

Chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

DORIAN b9 #11 |

Alternative names: Dorian flat 9 sharp 11

It starts from the sixth grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 1231212

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord:
minor | minor seventh |

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(b9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7(b5)

LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3 |

Alternative names: Lydian Augmented sharp 3

It starts from the seventh grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 2312121

COMPARATIVE TABLE

between Octatonic scale and some Hungarian scale modes (I, II, IV and VI)

OCTATONIC | C | Db |  | D# | E |  | F# | G |  | A | Bb |  | C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
HUNGARIAN | C |  |  | D# | E |  | F# | G |  | A | Bb |  | C
SUPERLOCRIAN bb6 bb7 | C | Db |  | D# | E |  | F# | G |  | A |  |  | C
SUPERLOCRIAN #6 | C | Db |  | D# | E |  | Gb |  |  | A | Bb |  | C
DORIAN b9 #11 | C | Db |  | Eb |  |  | F# | G |  | A | Bb |  | C

between Diminished scale and the rest of modes from Hungarian scale (III, V and VII)

DIMINISHED | C |  | D | Eb |  | F | Gb |  | G# | A |  | B | C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
HARMONIC MINOR b5 | C |  | D | Eb |  | F | Gb |  | Ab |  |  | B | C
MELODIC MINOR #5 | C |  | D | Eb |  | F |  |  | G# | A |  | B | C
LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3 | C |  | D |  |  | E# | F# |  | G# | A |  | B | C

See also Diminished (and Octatonic) scale