piano scale
F Hungarian minor
F1G2A♭♭3B♯4C5D♭♭6E7
Harmonic minor with a raised fourth, which puts a second augmented second in the middle of the scale.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
FWGHA♭W+HBHCHD♭W+HEHF
What is true of it
F Hungarian minor is F, G, A♭, B, C, D♭ and E, and back to F.
Its steps are W – H – W+H – H – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, F harmonic minor differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
CmajorCaugaugmentedCmaj7major seventhD♭majorD♭mminorD♭dimdiminishedD♭7dominant seventhD♭maj7major seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on F
F Phrygian dominantexoticF Lydian dominantexoticF alteredexoticF majormajorF natural minorminorF harmonic minorminor
C hung minC♯ hung minD♭ hung minD hung minD♯ hung minE♭ hung minE hung minF♯ hung minall 374