Pantheon Steel Halo Genesis, Da Xiong Diao (with Inpex, 2013)

Pantheon Steel Halo Genesis in the Da Xiong Diao tuning, with an Inpex (inset center note), C F G Bb C D Eb F G, demonstrated by Kyle Cox (Halo Maker). For best audio quality, watch at 480p or higher. Da Xiong Diao (also known as DXD) is an uplifting warm and golden combination of Shang-Diao-like Chinese major pentatonic, with the yearning darker quality of Pygmy. The name means “Big Bear Mode“ in Mandarin; it’s not a traditional name, but one we adopted with a nod to its character and herit