B Enigmatic Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Open C tuning — fretboard diagram
B Enigmatic in Open C — Notes and Intervals
The B Enigmatic scale was invented as a musical puzzle and famously used by Giuseppe Verdi. On Guitar, the notes are B, C, D#, F, G, A, A#. It has an unstable and surreal sound because it lacks the traditional fourth and fifth degrees, creating a gliding effect that challenges the listener's expectations. Commonly used in Classical, Experimental, Film Scores. Notable players include Giuseppe Verdi, Igor Stravinsky. Not chord-specific — this is a melodic scale for creating surreal, non-functional passages. Use over sustained pedal tones or atonal contexts.
Notes: B, C, D#, F, G, A, A#
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3M, 5d, 6m, 7m, 7M
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7
Formula: H-WH-W-W-W-H-H
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: Open C (E-C-G-C-G-C)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- B Enigmatic in Standard Tuning
- B Enigmatic in Drop D
- B Enigmatic in DADGAD
- B Enigmatic in Open G
- B Enigmatic in Baritone (B Standard)
- B Enigmatic in 7-string
- B Enigmatic in 8-string
- B Enigmatic in Drop C
- B Enigmatic in Drop B
- B Enigmatic in Open D
- B Enigmatic in Half Step Down
- B Enigmatic in Open E
- B Enigmatic in Open A
- B Enigmatic in Double Drop D