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G Ichikosucho (Japanese) scale

About the G Ichikosucho (Japanese) scale

G Ichikosucho (Japanese) is used for traditional Japanese and film music. Think of it as a major scale with an added flat fifth passing tone. It is G Bebop Major with the sixth lowered.

Its notes are G, A, B, C, D, D, E, and F. The formula is W W H H H W W H. It is the fourth mode of D Bebop Dominant.

G Ichikosucho (Japanese) uses two black keys on the piano, D and F. This scale runs four white keys in a row on the piano.

Notes and intervals

1GGRoot
2AAMajor 2nd
3BBMajor 3rd
4CCPerfect 4th
5DbD♭Diminished 5th
6DDPerfect 5th
7EEMajor 6th
8F#F♯Major 7th
StepsW W H H H W W H
Semitones2-2-1-1-1-2-2-1
Degrees1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Ichikosucho (Japanese) in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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G Ichikosucho (Japanese) scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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