A# Ichikosucho Guitar Scale

A# Ichikosucho in Open D — Notes and Intervals

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

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: Open D (D-A-F#-D-A-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

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

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