D Piongio Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningBaritone (B Standard) (BEADF#B)
Frets22
D Piongio in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals
The D Piongio scale is a Vietnamese pentatonic scale used in the Northern modal system. On Guitar, its notes are D, E, G, A, B, C. It is associated with feelings of gaiety, liveliness, and solemnity, serving as a fundamental structure in traditional Southeast Asian art music. Commonly used in Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, World, Folk. Notable players include Trinh Cong Son. Use over sus chords, open tunings, and folk-style accompaniment. The lack of a 3rd allows harmonic flexibility.
Notes: D, E, G, A, B, C
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 b6
Formula: W-WH-W-W-H-W
Number of notes: 6
Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)