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