Db 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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