Ab 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.
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