A# Iwato Scale
4-string bass · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
A♯
B
D♯
E
G♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si – Ré♯ – Mi – Sol♯
Interval Structure
A♯
½T
B
4×½T
D♯
½T
E
4×½T
G♯
→
A♯+oct.
T
About this scale
The Iwato scale is a very dissonant Japanese pentatonic with two consecutive semitones (b2-b5). Its inherent instability is used to create moments of great tension in traditional Japanese music and contemporary music.
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