Escala de Si Balinesa para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación 8-string — diagrama de diapasón
Si Balinesa en 8-string — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Balinesa de B es una afinacion tradicional de cinco notas de la tradicion del Gamelan, tambien conocida como Pelog. En Guitar, contiene las notas B, C, D, E, F#, G, A#. Crea una atmosfera oscura, meditativa y distintivamente del sudeste asiatico que suena inquietante y centelleante. Usada comunmente en Gamelan, World, Ambient, Film Scores. Entre los interpretes destacados se encuentran 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.
Notas: Si, Do, Re, Mi, Fa#, Sol, La#
Intervalos: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 7M
Grados: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7
Fórmula: H-W-W-W-H-WH-H
Número de notas: 7
Afinación: 8-string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
Acerca de la Afinación 8-string
The 8-string guitar adds both a low B and a low F# string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E), pushing the instrument's range almost into bass guitar territory. This massive tonal range has become the weapon of choice for djent, progressive metal, and experimental composers who need bone-crushing low-end and soaring highs in a single instrument.
With artists like Tosin Abasi, Meshuggah, and After the Burial leading the charge, the 8-string guitar has redefined what's possible in modern heavy music. The low F# string delivers subsonic heaviness that you can feel in your chest, while the upper strings maintain standard guitar voicings for leads and clean passages. Extended-range compositions often exploit the full span of the instrument, creating a wall of sound that covers bass, rhythm, and lead guitar roles simultaneously.
Artistas destacados: Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders, After the Burial, Intervals, Monuments
Ideal para: Djent polyrhythms, extended-range metal riffs, experimental compositions, and one-instrument arrangements spanning bass to lead
Carácter Musical
A Pelog-related tuning from Balinese Gamelan that creates a dark, meditative atmosphere with its distinctively non-Western intervals.