About the F sharp Piongio (Japanese) scale
F sharp Piongio (Japanese) is used for folk and pentatonic-flavored melodies. Think of it as a bright six-note scale with a flat seventh.
Its notes are F♯, G♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E. The formula is W 1½ W W H W.
In F♯ Piongio (Japanese), the open strings sound E and B. A guitarist finds the lowest F♯ at the 2nd fret of the low E string. Placed at the second fret, a capo lets F♯ Piongio (Japanese) be played with E-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | G#G♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | D#D♯ | Major 6th |
| 6 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W 1½ W W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-3-2-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 4 5 6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths