E Piongio Charango Scale

Charango scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

E piongio scale — 5-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the E piongio scale on 5-string guitar with 17 frets. Notes: E, F#, A, B, C#, D.EF#ABC#DEF#AABC#DEF#ABC#DEF#ABC#DEF#AC#DEF#ABC#DEABC#DEF#AB1357911121315

E Piongio in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The E Piongio scale is a Vietnamese pentatonic scale used in the Northern modal system. On Charango, its notes are E, F#, A, B, C#, D. It is associated with feelings of gaiety, liveliness, and solemnity, serving as a fundamental structure in traditional Southeast Asian art music. Commonly used in Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, World, Folk. Notable players include Trinh Cong Son. Use over sus chords, open tunings, and folk-style accompaniment. The lack of a 3rd allows harmonic flexibility.

Notes: E, F#, A, B, C#, D

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m

Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 b6

Formula: W-WH-W-W-H-W

Number of notes: 6

Tuning: Standard (E-A-E-C-G)

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