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Pentatonic scales

A close japanese friend sent me the different pentatonic scales used in
japanese music. I felt it could be of use to you all in case you would
look for other colors:

 MIYAKOBUSHI (For Koto, Shamisen)
D
Eb
G
A
Bb  (strings 5,6,7,8,9 for Koto, fundamental tuning)

RITSU (Don't know why...)
D
E
G
A
B

MINYOO (folk songs)
D
F
G
A
B

RYUUKYUU (OKINAWA music)
D
F#
G
A
C#

Olivier Malhomme