Scales
F Hirajoshi Scale
F · G · Ab · C · Db
F Hirajoshi is a scale built on F with the notes F · G · Ab · C · Db.
F Hirajoshi Scale
F · G · Ab · C · Db
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | F · G · Ab · C · Db · F | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | F · G · Ab · C · Db · F |
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
F Hirajoshi is made of the notes F · G · Ab · C · Db. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H 2 H 2.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
F Hirajoshi 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
F MinorF · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
F Harmonic MinorF · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · E
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
F Hungarian MinorF · G · Ab · B · C · Db · E
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
F Minor BebopF · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · E
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
F Minor Six DiminishedF · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · D · E
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
F Messiaen's Mode #3F · G · Ab · A · B · C · Db · Eb · E
Contains every note of F Hirajoshi.
Common questions
- How do I play F Hirajoshi?
- 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 F Hirajoshi?
- F Hirajoshi contains the notes F · G · Ab · C · Db, measured from the tonic F as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 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 F Hirajoshi?
- From F the steps run W H 2 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.