Akebono scale

The Akebono scale is a musical scale commonly used in traditional Japanese music. Akebono and the Diatonic scale use the same intervals, but Akebono has no fixed tonic; as such, any Akebono note can be the tonic. The 1891 Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan describes the scale:

Akebono scale

The Akebono scale is a musical scale commonly used in traditional Japanese music. Akebono and the Diatonic scale use the same intervals, but Akebono has no fixed tonic; as such, any Akebono note can be the tonic. The 1891 Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan describes the scale: