Insen (or In Sen; kanji:
陰旋; hiragana:
いんせん) is a
tuning scale adapted from
shamisen
The , also known as or
(all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
The Japanese pronunciation is usually b ...
music by
Yatsuhashi Kengyō for tuning of the
koto. It only differs from the
hirajoshi scale by one note.
In D mode it consists of: D-E-G-A-C
so it has the same notes as the Phrygian chord (7sus♭9).
Other chords compatible with insen scale include M7♯11 when the scale is played half steps lower (for example B in sen scale for CM7♯11 chord) and Cm6 and Cm when the scale is played one full step above (for example D insen with Cm6 or Cm chord).
In India's
Carnatic &
Hindustani music systems, this scale corresponds to
Revati
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&
Bairagi Bhairav
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respectively.
Other scales related to koto instrument include the
Hirajoshi,
Iwato and
Kumoi-choshi scales.
References
Further reading
*Hewitt, Michael. 2013. ''Musical Scales of the World''. The Note Tree. .
External links
Koto Scores at sapp.orgInsen scaleat Kotobank
Pentatonic scales
Hemitonic scales
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