About the B flat Miyako-bushi (Japanese) scale
B flat Miyako-bushi (Japanese) is used for traditional Japanese melodies. Think of it as a Japanese five-note scale built on a spare flat second and flat sixth, the sound of the koto's kumoi-joshi tuning. It is B♭ Phrygian Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are B♭, C♭, E♭, F, and G♭. The formula is H 4 semitones W H 4 semitones. It is the fifth mode of C♭ Chinese.
Also called Sakura and In Scale.
The mode draws three black keys from the piano, B♭, E♭, and G♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CbC♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | EbE♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | GbG♭ | Minor 6th |
| Steps | H 4 semitones W H 4 semitones |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-4-2-1-4 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Miyako-bushi (Japanese) in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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