F# Iwato Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Open G tuning — fretboard diagram

F# Iwato in Open G — Notes and Intervals

The F# Iwato scale is a dark and brooding Japanese pentatonic scale. On Guitar, its notes are F#, G, B, C, E. It is essentially a pentatonic Locrian mode, known for its unstable and mysterious character, often used to depict shadows or deep contemplation. Commonly used in Japanese, Metal, Dark Ambient, Experimental. Notable players include Marty Friedman, Meshuggah. Use over diminished or m7b5 chords. Excellent for dark ambient textures and metal riffs with an Eastern edge.

Notes: F#, G, B, C, E

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 4P, 5d, 7m

Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5

Formula: H-4-H-4-W

Number of notes: 5

Tuning: Open G (D-B-G-D-G-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

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

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