C# Hirajoshi Scale
4-string bass · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
C♯
D♯
E
G♯
A
Solfège : Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Sol♯ – La
Interval Structure
C♯
T
D♯
½T
E
4×½T
G♯
½T
A
→
C♯+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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