Chinese Scale on guitar

This Chinese scale has a major third, raised fourth, fifth and major seventh, a bright five note Lydian colour.

Play A Chinese Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale

About the Chinese Scale

The notes are root, 3rd, raised 4th, 5th and 7th. It is also Hirajoshi started from its flat 6th.

The raised 4th and the major 7th give a bright, Lydian sound with no minor notes at all.

Play it over a major 7th chord, where all five notes sound good.

Intervals from the root

Same notes, another starting note

Start the A Chinese Scale scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:

• From degree 3 (C#): C# Hirajoshi Scale
• From degree #4 (D#): D# Iwato Scale
• From degree 5 (E): E Hirajoshi 2
• From degree 7 (G#): G# Kumoi 2 (In Scale)

Chinese Scale in every key

More Far Eastern scales

• Iwato Scale
• Kumoi Scale
• Kumoi 2 (In Scale)
• In Sen Scale
• Japanese Scale
• Ichikosucho
• Taishikicho
• Hirajoshi Scale
• Hirajoshi 2
• Yo Scale