C Iwato Scale
4-string bass · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
C
D♭
F
G♭
B♭
Solfège : Do – Ré♭ – Fa – Sol♭ – Si♭
Interval Structure
C
½T
D♭
4×½T
F
½T
G♭
4×½T
B♭
→
C+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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