D Yo Scale

4-string bass  ·  Japanese, 5 notes  ·  5 notes  ·  major family

Notes

D
E
G
A
B

Solfège : Ré – Mi – Sol – La – Si

Interval Structure

D T E T+½T G T A T B D+oct. T+½T

About this scale

The Yo scale is the standard Japanese major pentatonic, used in traditional Japanese secular music (folk songs, festive music). Brighter than other Japanese scales, it resembles the Western major pentatonic.

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Same scale in other keys