Hirajoshi

Third in my "Can I Play" series, can I play pseudo Japanese koto sounding music? the opening and closing melody is in the hirajoshi scale, hence the name of the song. Performed in two parts on my classical guitar.

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posted by Admira (3 comments total)

Yes you can! This is great!
posted by snsranch at 4:16 PM on March 13

Nice. The combination of nylon-string guitar, pentatonic scale, and harmonizing chords in minor in the second section also dovetails with an Andean-ish sound.
posted by umbú at 5:45 PM on March 13

I really like this a lot. I definitely "hear the Japanese in it" loud and clear. The brighter guitar that doubles the scale is played with such great timing. I love how you let it kind of lag like that. Beautifully done.
posted by edlundart at 12:59 AM on March 15