About the B Pelog (Balinese) scale
B Pelog (Balinese) is used for gamelan-inspired and ambient music. Think of it as a five-note scale that echoes Balinese pelog tuning, dark and close. It is B Aeolian Pentatonic with the second lowered.
Its notes are B, C, D, F♯, and G. The formula is H W 4 semitones H 4 semitones. It is the second mode of G Ionian Pentatonic.
Also called Pelog Pentatonic and Bhupalam.
On the piano, this mode touches the black key F♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | GG | Minor 6th |
| Steps | H W 4 semitones H 4 semitones |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-4-1-4 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 5 ♭6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Pelog (Balinese) in other keys
C Pelog (Balinese) scaleD flat Pelog (Balinese) scaleD Pelog (Balinese) scaleE flat Pelog (Balinese) scaleE Pelog (Balinese) scaleF Pelog (Balinese) scaleG flat Pelog (Balinese) scaleG Pelog (Balinese) scaleA flat Pelog (Balinese) scaleA Pelog (Balinese) scaleB flat Pelog (Balinese) scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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