A# Hirajoshi Scale
4-string bass · 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♯
½T
F♯
→
A♯+oct.
4×½T
About this scale
Hirajoshi is one of the best-known Japanese pentatonic scales. With its two characteristic semitones, it creates a contemplative, melancholic atmosphere typical of traditional Japanese music (koto, shakuhachi). Widely used in contemporary music and alternative metal.
See fretboard positions for A# Hirajoshi in the interactive app.
Explore in ScalaBass →