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 JAZZ MINOR #5
VI DORIAN b9 #11
VII LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3

HUNGARIAN

Alternative names: Hungarian Major, Lydian Dominant sharp 2, Mixolydian sharp 9 sharp 11, Lydian #2 b7, Mixolydian #2 #4

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

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)


JAZZ 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, Lydian #3 #5

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