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

Fig. 2 · F Hungarian minor, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

FWGHA♭W+HBHCHD♭W+HEHF

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.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.