Pentatonic scales

F Hirajoshi

Japanese koto tuning. Minor with two semitone sighs - instantly evocative.

Notes

How to get there

Natural minor minus the 4 and b7.

On your instrument

Tap any note to hear it. root scale note

Guitar - Standard (EADGBE)

357912EBGDAEFGA♭CD♭CD♭FGA♭A♭CD♭FGFGA♭CD♭CD♭FGA♭FGA♭CD♭

Chords in this scale

This scale skips too many steps to stack tidy thirds - treat any of its notes as colours over the drone instead of building chords.