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Pentasonic

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[Genre]Modern
[Composed]John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi - 1982

Pentasonic appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonDigital 45 Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
Play ButtonKite Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
The five basic open-hole tones of the standard shakuhachi give you D, F, G, A, and C. This is the folk scale of Japan and happens to be very close to a D minor blues. I believe the shakuhachi fits into this jazz context very well, as do the classical guitar and string quartet, though none of these instruments are typically found playing Pentasonic blues.