Iwato Scales

Iwato is the name of a Japanese Scale. It includes five notes (which makes it to a pentatonic scale type), characterized by two small and two big intervals.

The Iwato Scale presented here for piano is one of many Japanese scales, see also In Sen, Hirajoshi and Yo.

C

C Iwato scale diagram
Notes: C, Db, F, Gb, Bb, C

C# / Db

C# Iwato scale diagram
Notes: C#, D, F#, G, B, C#

D

D Iwato scale diagram
Notes: D, Eb, G, Ab, C, D

D# /Eb

D# Iwato scale diagram
Notes: D#, E, G#, A, C#, D#

E

E Iwato scale diagram
Notes: E, F, A, Bb, D, E

F

F Iwato scale diagram
Notes: F, Gb, Bb, B, Eb, F

F# / Gb

F# Iwato scale diagram
Notes: F#, G, B, C, E, F#

G

G Iwato scale diagram
Notes: G, Ab, C, Db, F, G

G# / Ab

G# Iwato scale diagram
Notes: G#, A, C#, D, F#, G#

A

A Iwato scale diagram
Notes: A, B, D, Eb, G, A

A# / Bb

A# Iwato scale diagram
Notes: A#, B, D#, E, G#, A#

B

B Iwato scale diagram
Notes: B, C, E, F, A, B

Iwato scales overview
C: C, Db, F, Gb, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, D, F#, G, B, C# / Db, D, Gb, Abb (G), B, Db
D: D, Eb, G, Ab, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E, G#, A, C#, D# / Eb, Fb (E), Ab, Bbb (A), Db, Eb
E: E, F, A, Bb, D, E
F: F, Gb, Bb, B, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, G, B, C, E, F# / Gb, Abb (G), B, C, E, Gb
G: G, Ab, C, Db, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A, C#, D, F#, G# / Ab, A, Db, Ebb (D), Gb, Ab
A: A, B, D, Eb, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, B, D#, E, G#, A#/ Bb, B, Eb, Fb (E), Ab, Bb
B: B, C, E, F, A, B

Intervals: 1, 2b, 4, 5b, 7b
Semi-notes: 1 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 2
Formula: Half, Quadra-step, Half, Quadra-step, Whole