We’re studying two exotic pentatonic scales: Hirajoshi and Pelog.<\/p>\n
So, if you’re interested in incorporating that distinct oriental sound associated with Eastern music into your improvisation, keep reading.<\/p>\n
Attention:<\/strong> This lesson is written with advanced players in mind.<\/p>\n The Hirajoshi scale is one of the Japanese scales that is explored by Jazz musicians who are interested in fresh scale options to improvise with.<\/p>\n Here are the notes of the A Hirajoshi scale: The A Hirajoshi scale can also be played in two other ways:<\/p>\n A Hirajoshi (Slonimski’s version): The first version is associated with the minor key and minor chords and it’s commonly used.<\/p>\n “Pay Attention To This…”<\/em><\/p>\n Taking out the fourth and seventh tone of the A natural major scale: The C Hirajoshi scale: The Balinese Pelog scale is one of the pentatonic scale options with an Indonesian origin.<\/p>\n The Pelog scale can be associated with the Phrygian scale. I suppose you’re already familiar with the Phrygian scale (using the C Phrygian scale as a reference): The C Pelog scale: Welcome back! How was your musical trip to Japan (Hirajoshi) and Indonesia (Pelog)?<\/p>\n Now that you’ve learned two oriental minor pentatonic scales, feel free to play them over minor quality chords as the occasion demands and don’t forget that there is no limit to the rhythmic varieties you can approach these scales with — both in practice and in performance.<\/p>\n Experiment with these exotic-sounding pentatonic scales and thank me later.<\/p>\n Thank you for your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re interested in incorporating an oriental sound to your improvisation, the Hirajoshi and Pelog scales are for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[416,350,22,9,229],"tags":[17,2765,2766,2768,2767,2769,2306],"class_list":["post-19259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-experienced-players","category-music-etc","category-jazz-music","category-piano","category-scales-theory-piano","tag-basic-songs","tag-exotic-pentatonic-scales","tag-hirajoshi","tag-hirajoshi-scale","tag-pelog","tag-pelog-scale","tag-pentatonic-scales","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nPentatonic Scale #1 – Hirajoshi<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\n…consisting of A, B, C, E, F, and A.<\/p>\n
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\nA Hirajoshi (Burrow’s version):
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\n…which are D and G#:
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\n…produces the A major pentatonic scale:
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\nRepeating the same thing for the A natural minor scale:
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\n…we’ll remove the fourth and seventh scale tones (which are D and G):
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\n…to produce the A Hirajoshi scale:
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\n“For Your Reference, Here Are All The Hirajoshi Scales On The Keyboard…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nThe C# Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe D Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe Eb Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe E Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe F Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe F# Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe G Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe G# Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe A Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe Bb Hirajoshi scale:
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\nThe B Hirajoshi scale:
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Pentatonic Scale #2 – Pelog<\/em><\/h2>\n
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\nPlaying the C Phrygian scale:
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\n…without its fourth and seventh tones (which are F and Bb):
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\n…produces the C Balinese Pelog scale:
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\n“Check Out All The Pelog Scales On The Keyboard…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nThe C# Pelog scale:
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\nThe D Pelog scale:
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\nThe D# Pelog scale:
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\nThe E Pelog scale:
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\nThe F Pelog scale:
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\nThe F# Pelog scale:
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\nThe G Pelog scale:
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\nThe G# Pelog scale:
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\nThe A Pelog scale:
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\nThe Bb Pelog scale:
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\nThe B Pelog scale:
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\nThe Pelog scale is a great scale option while improvising over passages with Phrygian harmony. I’m sure you’ll love the sound of this exotic pentatonic scale all the way from Indonesia.<\/p>\nFinal Words<\/h2>\n