C Ichikosucho Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningBaritone (B Standard) (BEADF#B)
Frets22
C Ichikosucho in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals
The C Ichikosucho scale is an ancient Japanese court music scale used in Gagaku ceremonies. On Guitar, it contains the notes C, D, E, F, Gb, G, A, B. 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: C, D, E, F, Gb, G, A, B
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: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- C Ichikosucho in Standard Tuning
- C Ichikosucho in Drop D
- C Ichikosucho in DADGAD
- C Ichikosucho in Open G
- C Ichikosucho in 7-string
- C Ichikosucho in 8-string
- C Ichikosucho in Drop C
- C Ichikosucho in Drop B
- C Ichikosucho in Open D
- C Ichikosucho in Half Step Down
- C Ichikosucho in Open E
- C Ichikosucho in Open A
- C Ichikosucho in Double Drop D
- C Ichikosucho in Open C