Guitar UpscaleHirajoshi 2 scale on guitar
Hirajoshi 2 is the Hirajoshi scale started from its third note, a major sound with a 4th and a major 7th.
| Notes in A | A C# D F# G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 3 4 6 7 |
| Steps | 2W H 2W W H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 5 |
| Style in the app | Far Eastern, scale "Hirajoshi 2" |
Play A Hirajoshi 2 on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Hirajoshi 2 scale
The notes are root, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th. They are the notes of Hirajoshi, played from its flat 3rd.
With a major 3rd at the bottom it sounds brighter than Hirajoshi. Two half steps, from the 3rd to the 4th and from the 7th to the root, keep the Japanese colour.
Play it over a major 7th chord.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Hirajoshi 2 scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 3 (C#): C# Kumoi 2 (In Scale)
- From degree 4 (D): D Chinese Scale
- From degree 6 (F#): F# Hirajoshi Scale
- From degree 7 (G#): G# Iwato Scale
Hirajoshi 2 in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C E F A B | Open |
| Db | Db F Gb Bb C | Open |
| D | D F# G B C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb G Ab C D | Open |
| E | E G# A C# D# | Open |
| F | F A Bb D E | Open |
| F# | F# A# B D# E# | Open |
| G | G B C E F# | Open |
| Ab | Ab C Db F G | Open |
| A | A C# D F# G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb D Eb G A | Open |
| B | B D# E G# A# | Open |