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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Same scale in other keys