F# Hungarian Minor Guitar Scale — 8-string

F# Hungarian Minor in 8-string — Notes and Intervals

The F# Hungarian Minor scale, also known as the Gypsy Minor, is famous for its two wide melodic gaps. On Guitar, its notes are F#, G#, A, C, C#, D, F. It sounds powerful, mysterious, and perfectly balanced, frequently appearing in classical masterworks and modern melodic metal. Commonly used in Classical, Metal, Klezmer, Film Scores, Gypsy Jazz. Notable players include Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Django Reinhardt. Use over m chords in gypsy jazz and neoclassical metal. Works beautifully over i-V progressions in minor keys.

Notes: F#, G#, A, C, C#, D, F

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7M

Degrees: 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7

Formula: W-H-WH-H-H-WH-H

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: 8-string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)

About 8-string Tuning

The 8-string guitar adds both a low B and a low F# string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E), pushing the instrument's range almost into bass guitar territory. This massive tonal range has become the weapon of choice for djent, progressive metal, and experimental composers who need bone-crushing low-end and soaring highs in a single instrument.

With artists like Tosin Abasi, Meshuggah, and After the Burial leading the charge, the 8-string guitar has redefined what's possible in modern heavy music. The low F# string delivers subsonic heaviness that you can feel in your chest, while the upper strings maintain standard guitar voicings for leads and clean passages. Extended-range compositions often exploit the full span of the instrument, creating a wall of sound that covers bass, rhythm, and lead guitar roles simultaneously.

Notable artists: Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders, After the Burial, Intervals, Monuments

Best for: Djent polyrhythms, extended-range metal riffs, experimental compositions, and one-instrument arrangements spanning bass to lead

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

• F# Hungarian Minor in Standard Tuning
• F# Hungarian Minor in Drop D
• F# Hungarian Minor in DADGAD
• F# Hungarian Minor in Open G
• F# Hungarian Minor in Baritone (B Standard)
• F# Hungarian Minor in 7-string
• F# Hungarian Minor in Drop C
• F# Hungarian Minor in Drop B
• F# Hungarian Minor in Open D
• F# Hungarian Minor in Half Step Down
• F# Hungarian Minor in Open E
• F# Hungarian Minor in Open A
• F# Hungarian Minor in Double Drop D
• F# Hungarian Minor in Open C

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