Chord & FretHungarian minor (Gypsy) on cavaquinho (A)
Hungarian minor (Gypsy) in A: A – B – C – D# – E – F – G#. On the cavaquinho, four steel strings pack the scale into a short, bright space — there is nowhere for a note to hide. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 3rd string, fret 2, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its four steel strings give a bright, sharp attack that cuts through the mix and drives the beat.
Practice it tonic to tonic — hearing degree 1 at both ends anchors the scale's sound.
In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.
One box of Hungarian minor (Gypsy) on cavaquinho is the start: the other 4 positions of this neck follow in the app. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; walk the scale box by box along the whole neck; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →
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