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Gypsy scale

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The term Gypsy scale refers to one of several musical scales named after their association with Romani or stereotyped "Gypsy" music:

  • Hungarian minor scale, minor scale with raised fourth and seventh degrees, also known as Double Harmonic minor scale.
  • Hungarian Gypsy scale, minor scale with raised fourth but natural seventh. It is the fourth mode of Neapolitan minor scale.
  • Phrygian dominant scale, also known as Spanish Gypsy scale.
  • Double harmonic scale (major), the fifth mode of Hungarian minor, or Double Harmonic minor, scale.
  • Ukrainian Dorian scale, also called Ukrainian minor scale.

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    Gypsy scale Wikipedia
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