Guitar UpscaleKumoi Scale on guitar
Kumoi is a five note Japanese scale with a minor third and a major sixth, a gentle minor sound.
| Notes in A | A B C E F# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 b3 5 6 |
| Steps | W H 2W W W+H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 5 |
| Style in the app | Far Eastern, scale "Kumoi" |
Play A Kumoi Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Kumoi Scale
The notes are root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 5th and 6th. It is the Dorian mode with the 4th and the flat 7th left out.
With no half steps, it sounds soft. The major 6th gives a hopeful touch.
Play it over a minor chord or a minor 6th chord.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Kumoi Scale scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (B): B In Sen Scale
- From degree 5 (E): E Japanese Scale
Kumoi Scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D Eb G A | Open |
| C# | C# D# E G# A# | Open |
| D | D E F A B | Open |
| Eb | Eb F Gb Bb C | Open |
| E | E F# G B C# | Open |
| F | F G Ab C D | Open |
| F# | F# G# A C# D# | Open |
| G | G A Bb D E | Open |
| G# | G# A# B D# E# | Open |
| A | A B C E F# | Open |
| Bb | Bb C Db F G | Open |
| B | B C# D F# G# | Open |