A Kumoi Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
A
B
C
E
F♯
Solfège : La – Si – Do – Mi – Fa♯
Interval Structure
A
T
B
½T
C
4×½T
E
T
F♯
→
A+oct.
T+½T
About this scale
The Kumoi scale is a gentle Japanese pentatonic, less dark than Hirajoshi. On guitar, it enables melancholic melodic phrases with a special lightness. Its neck positions are accessible and allow easily incorporating Japanese color into solos.
See fretboard positions for A Kumoi on guitar in the interactive app.
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