Piongio (Japanese) scale
No third of any kind appears in these six notes, which makes the scale a Mixolydian with that degree simply left out, keeping the dominant flat seventh while never declaring major or minor.
- Used for
- Folk and pentatonic-flavored melodies.
- Formula
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Steps W 1½ W W H W Semitones 2-3-2-2-1-2 Degrees 1 2 4 5 6 ♭7
Piongio (Japanese) in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- D D Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- E E Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- F F Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- G G Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- A A Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
- B B Piongio (Japanese) scale piano guitar
