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