Pentatonic scales

C 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)

357912EBGDAEGA♭CDE♭CDE♭GA♭A♭CDE♭GE♭GA♭CDCDE♭GA♭GA♭CDE♭

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.