E Ichikosucho Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Half Step Down tuning — fretboard diagram

E Ichikosucho in Half Step Down — Notes and Intervals

The E Ichikosucho scale is an ancient Japanese court music scale used in Gagaku ceremonies. On Guitar, it contains the notes E, F#, G#, A, Bb, B, C#, D#. 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: E, F#, G#, A, Bb, B, C#, D#

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: Half Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

E Ichikosucho in Standard Tuning
E Ichikosucho in Drop D
E Ichikosucho in DADGAD
E Ichikosucho in Open G
E Ichikosucho in Baritone (B Standard)
E Ichikosucho in 7-string
E Ichikosucho in 8-string
E Ichikosucho in Drop C
E Ichikosucho in Drop B
E Ichikosucho in Open D
E Ichikosucho in Open E
E Ichikosucho in Open A
E Ichikosucho in Double Drop D
E Ichikosucho in Open C

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