E In-senScale

Formula

H 2W W 1½ W 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7
The family

E In-sen on the chromatic circle

E In-sen is one of the exotic scales. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

H 4 W 1½ W 1 EI In-sen ♭2 FII 4 AIII 5 BIV ♭7 DV E In-sen
The whole neck

E 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.

3 5 7 9 12 15 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2
Context

Where E 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

E In-sen scale questions

What notes are in the E In-sen scale?

E F A B D. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7.

What is the E 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 E In-sen scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E 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 E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

When is the E In-sen scale used?

A Japanese pentatonic: sparse, dark melodies, used for an East Asian colour in rock and film music.