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Hungarian gypsy scale

The Hungarian Gypsy scale is a type of musical scale that sounds a little bit different than the scales we usually hear on the radio. It's kind of like how some foods taste different than other foods that we're used to eating.

So, imagine you're playing a song on the piano or guitar and you start playing notes that sound like this: A, B, C#, D, E, F, G#. That's the Hungarian Gypsy scale!

Now, when you listen to a song that uses this scale, it might sound a little bit sad or mysterious. That's because the notes in this scale kind of create a different mood than other scales.

The Hungarian Gypsy scale is actually used a lot in traditional Hungarian music, as well as in some other types of music like jazz and even some modern pop songs. It's a really cool scale to learn about and can add a lot of interesting sounds to your music if you know how to use it!