B Scriabin Guitar Scale — Baritone (B Standard)
Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram
B Scriabin in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals
The B Scriabin scale is a synthetic six-note scale that reflects Alexander Scriabin's interest in creating a new harmonic language. On Guitar, its notes are B, C, D#, F#, G#. It acts as a bridge between different symmetrical worlds, offering a unique, hovering sound. Commonly used in Contemporary Classical, Experimental. Notable players include Alexander Scriabin. Use in experimental and avant-garde contexts. Not designed for standard chord-scale theory.
Notes: B, C, D#, F#, G#
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3M, 5P, 6M
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 5
Formula: H-WH-WH-W-WH
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-E-A-D-F#-B)
About Baritone (B Standard) Tuning
The baritone guitar is tuned a perfect fourth lower than standard guitar (B-E-A-D-F#-B), producing a distinctly beefy tone with serious low-end depth that sits perfectly between guitar and bass. Its rich, dark voice has made it a secret weapon in film scoring, ambient music, and moody songwriting where you need that unmistakable low-end warmth without losing clarity.
Unlike simply tuning a standard guitar down (which causes floppy strings and muddy tone), the baritone guitar uses a longer scale length (typically 27"-30") designed specifically for lower tunings. This gives each note clarity and definition even in the lowest register. Session musicians, film composers, and bedroom producers alike reach for the baritone when they need dark, atmospheric textures, doom-laden riffs, or simply a different sonic palette that standard guitar can't deliver.
Notable artists: Pat Metheny, Nels Cline, Brian Setzer, Baritone session players in Nashville
Best for: Moody songwriting, film scoring, ambient textures, doom metal, and any production that needs low-end depth with clarity
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- B Scriabin in Standard Tuning
- B Scriabin in Drop D
- B Scriabin in DADGAD
- B Scriabin in Open G
- B Scriabin in 7-string
- B Scriabin in 8-string
- B Scriabin in Drop C
- B Scriabin in Drop B
- B Scriabin in Open D
- B Scriabin in Half Step Down
- B Scriabin in Open E
- B Scriabin in Open A
- B Scriabin in Double Drop D
- B Scriabin in Open C