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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