C
Notes: C, D, Eb, G, Ab, C
Hirajoshi Scale
Hirajoshi is the name of a Japanese Scale that was originally used in shamisen music. The word Hirajoshi is more correctly written with a macron: Hirajōshi.
This is a pentatonic scale (it uses five tones), characterized by two half steps and two quadra steps, see interval pattern below. You may come across the Hirajoshi Scale in other patterns, but the version presented here is probably the most common.
C# / Db
Notes: C#, D#, E, G#, A, C#
D
Notes: D, E, F, A, Bb, D
D# /Eb
Notes: D#, E# (F), F#, A#, B, D#
E
Notes: E, F#, G, B, C, E
F
Notes: F, G, Ab, C, Db, F
F# / Gb
Notes: F#, G#, A, C#, D, F#
G
Notes: G, A, Bb, D, Eb, G
G# / Ab
Notes: G#, A#, B, D#, E, G#
A
Notes: A, B, C, E, F, A
A# / Bb
Notes: Bb, C, Db, F, Gb, Bb
B
Notes: B, C#, D, F#, G, B
Hirajoshi Scales overview
C: C, D, Eb, G, Ab, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, E, G#, A, C# / Db, Eb, Fb (E), Ab, Bbb (A), Db
D: D, E, F, A, Bb, D
D#/Eb: D#, E# (F), F#, A#, B, D# / Eb, F, Gb, Bb, Cb (B), Eb
E: E, F#, G, B, C, E
F: F, G, Ab, C, Db, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, C#, D, F# / Gb, Ab, Bbb (A), Db, Ebb (D), Gb
G: G, A, Bb, D, Eb, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, D#, E, G# / Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Eb, Fb (E), Ab
A: A, B, C, E, F, A
A#/Bb: A#, B# (C), C#, E# (F), F#, A# / Bb, C, Db, F, Gb, Bb
B: B, C#, D, F#, G, B
Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 5, b6
Semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 4
Formula: Whole, Half, Quadra-step, Half, Quadra-step