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