F Balinese Guitar Scale

F Balinese in Open G — Notes and Intervals

The F Balinese scale is a traditional five-note tuning from the Gamelan tradition, also known as Pelog. On Guitar, it contains the notes F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E. It creates a dark, meditative, and distinctively Southeast Asian atmosphere that sounds haunting and shimmering. Commonly used in Gamelan, World, Ambient, Film Scores. Notable players include Colin McPhee, Steve Reich. Use over drones and sustained bass notes. Traditional Gamelan music doesn't use chords — the scale is inherently melodic and interlocking.

Notes: F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 7M

Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Formula: H-W-W-W-H-WH-H

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Open G (D-B-G-D-G-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

• F Balinese in Standard Tuning
• F Balinese in Drop D
• F Balinese in DADGAD
• F Balinese in Baritone (B Standard)
• F Balinese in 7-string
• F Balinese in 8-string
• F Balinese in Drop C
• F Balinese in Drop B
• F Balinese in Open D
• F Balinese in Half Step Down
• F Balinese in Open E
• F Balinese in Open A
• F Balinese in Double Drop D
• F Balinese in Open C

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