Hungarian major scale

The Hungarian major scale is an ancohemitonic, heptatonic scale with the following interval structure in semitones: 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, giving it the notes C D♯ E F♯ G A B♭ in the key of C.[4][5] As such the scale is a subset of the octatonic scale,[6] alternating semitones and whole tones (on C: C D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ G A B♭ C). It is, "used extensively in Hungarian gypsy music [sic]," as well as in classical music by composers including Franz Liszt (d. 1886) and Zoltán Kodály (d. 1967),"[7] as well as in Thea Musgrave's Horn Concerto (1971).[8]

Hungarian major scale

On C, ascending[1][2][3] (semitones indicated by slurs)
Component pitches
C, D#, E, F#, G, A, Bb
Qualities
Number of pitch classes	7
Forte number	7-32
Complement	5-32
Interval vector	<3,3,5,4,4,2>

The triads of the scale are I, ♯ii^o, iii^o, ♯iv^o, v, vi, and ♭VII⁺, with ♭III (♯II), ♭iii (♯ii), and ♭V (♯IV) also possible. The second mode, C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ B, is appropriate for use with the Locrian mode (C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭) and with the minor7b5 chord on the tonic (in C: C D♯/E♭ F♯/G♭ B♭) contexts.[9]

It is not related to the similarly-named Hungarian minor scale (C D E♭ F♯ G A♭ B) except that both scales are heptatonic, they share four notes in common, both feature one augmented second between consecutive degrees, and, like the major scale and the minor scale, the Hungarian major has a major third and sixth degree and the Hungarian minor has a minor third and minor sixth degree (however, unlike the major and minor scales the Hungarian major has a minor seventh degree and Hungarian minor has a major seventh degree).

In India's Carnatic music , this corresponds to the raga Nasikabhushani.