Scales
A Kumoijoshi Scale
A · Bb · D · E · F
A Kumoijoshi is a scale built on A with the notes A · Bb · D · E · F.
A Kumoijoshi Scale
A · Bb · D · E · F
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | A · Bb · D · E · F · A | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | A · Bb · D · E · F · A |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
A Kumoijoshi is made of the notes A · Bb · D · E · F. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H 2 W H 2.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
A Kumoijoshi is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
A PhrygianA · Bb · C · D · E · F · G
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
A Phrygian DominantA · Bb · C# · D · E · F · G
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
A BalineseA · Bb · C · D · E · F · G#
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
A Double Harmonic MajorA · Bb · C# · D · E · F · G#
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
A Messiaen's Mode #4A · Bb · B · D · D# · E · F · G#
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
A Purvi RagaA · Bb · C# · D · D# · E · F · G#
Contains every note of A Kumoijoshi.
Common questions
- How do I play A Kumoijoshi?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in A Kumoijoshi?
- A Kumoijoshi contains the notes A · Bb · D · E · F, measured from the tonic A as the intervals 1P, 2m, 4P, 5P, 6m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of A Kumoijoshi?
- From A the steps run H 2 W H 2, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.