Eb Hungarian Minor: Notes and Where to Play
Eb, F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb and D form the Eb Gipsy Hungarian scale. Cb is the same pitch as B, and the spelling is only there so each letter appears once.
On the neck, the root sits on the 11th fret of the low E string and the 6th fret of the A string. Raising the 4th of Eb harmonic minor gives you the A, which creates the dramatic gap between Gb and A.
Play the Eb gipsy hungarian scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Eb gipsy hungarian scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1 | Root | 0 |
| F | 2 | Major 2nd | 2 |
| Gb | b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| A | #4 | Tritone | 6 |
| Bb | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| Cb | b6 | Minor 6th | 8 |
| D | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Eb gipsy hungarian scale notes:
How the gipsy hungarian scale is built:
The gipsy hungarian scale is built from the degrees 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7, which gives the step pattern W-H-W+H-H-H-W+H-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.
It is also known as Hungarian Minor.
Eb Gipsy Hungarian Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (D)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Eb gipsy hungarian scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Scales with the same notes as Eb Gipsy Hungarian
These scales use exactly the same notes. Each one starts somewhere else, so the root and the mood change.
| Scale | Starts on degree | Learn the scale |
|---|---|---|
| Bb Bizantine | 5 | Bizantine Scale |
Other scales on Eb
Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.
- Eb Persian: shares 4 notes
- Eb Bizantine: shares 4 notes
- Eb Dorian #4: shares 5 notes
- Eb Harmonic Minor: 4 instead of #4
The gipsy hungarian scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
