G Ichikosucho Cuatro Venezolano Scale

Cuatro Venezolano scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

G ichikosucho scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the G ichikosucho scale on 4-string guitar with 15 frets. Notes: B, C, C#, D, E, F#, G, A.BCC#DEF#GABCC#DF#GABCC#DEF#GADEF#GABCC#DEABCC#DEF#GABC13579111213

G Ichikosucho in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The G Ichikosucho scale is an ancient Japanese court music scale used in Gagaku ceremonies. On Cuatro Venezolano, it contains the notes G, A, B, C, Db, D, E, F#. It has a Lydian-like structure and is used to evoke a sense of imperial majesty and historical tradition. Commonly used in Japanese, Classical, Film Scores. Notable players include Takemitsu, Hosokawa. Use over Maj7#11 in Japanese-influenced compositions. Adds cultural authenticity to Eastern-themed scores.

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

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6M, 7M

Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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

Number of notes: 8

Tuning: Standard (B-F#-D-A)

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