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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.
A Ritusen (blues major)
Major pentatonic with the 4th in place of the 3rd: 2, 4, 5 and 6, no 3rd. Bright but suspended, folky.
Where you hear it: Over sus2, sus4 and 6/9 sounds; Japanese court music (ritsu) and Chinese folk tunes.
Key signature 2♯ (F♯ C♯)as D major / B minor
Degrees R 2 4 5 6·Step pattern W – W+H – W – W – W+H
- Cut from A Mixolydian: leave out its 3rd (C♯) and 7th (G).
- Same five notes: D major pentatonic, B minor pentatonic, E suspended pentatonic, F♯ Man gong
A Ritusen on the guitar
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ShapesThe five pentatonic boxes
Extra notes
Pick a position below to outline it on the neck.
in A Ritusen: playedother notes of Mixolydian: 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.