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R234p567Each colour is a scale degree, counted from the key. A ♭ or ♯ note keeps its degree's colour: ♭3 is still amber.
B Hirajōshi
R 2 ♭3 5 ♭6: half steps from the 2nd to the ♭3 and from the 5th to the ♭6, big gaps between. Japanese, dark and delicate (a koto tuning).
Where you hear it: Atmospheric lines over a minor drone; film and metal.
Key signature 2♯ (F♯ C♯)as D major / B minor
Degrees R 2 b3 5 b6·Step pattern W – H – 2W – H – 2W
B Hirajōshi on the guitar
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ShapesTwo notes per string
Extra notes
Pick a position below to outline it on the neck.
in B Hirajōshi: playedother notes of Aeolian: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.