F# Hirajoshi Scale
4-string bass · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
C♯
D
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Do♯ – Ré
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
4×½T
C♯
½T
D
→
F♯+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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