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