A In-senScale
Formula
A In-sen on the chromatic circle
A In-sen is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.
A In-sen across the fretboard
Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.
Where A In-sen fits
A Japanese pentatonic: sparse, dark melodies, used for an East Asian colour in rock and film music.
In-sen scale in every key
A In-sen scale questions
What notes are in the A In-sen scale?
A B♭ D E G. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7.
What is the A In-sen scale formula?
1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, H 4 W 1½ W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).
How do you play the A In-sen scale on guitar?
This page draws every note of A In-sen up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the G shape to the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape.
When is the A In-sen scale used?
A Japanese pentatonic: sparse, dark melodies, used for an East Asian colour in rock and film music.