F# Iwato Scale
4-string bass · Japanese, 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G
B
C
E
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol – Si – Do – Mi
Interval Structure
F♯
½T
G
4×½T
B
½T
C
4×½T
E
→
F♯+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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