Low E string: G, Ab, Bb, D, Eb at frets 3, 4, 6, 10, 11
A string: Bb, D, Eb, G, Ab at frets 1, 5, 6, 10, 11
D string: D, Eb, G, Ab, Bb, D at frets 0, 1, 5, 6, 8, 12
G string: G, Ab, Bb, D, Eb, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 7, 8, 12
B string: D, Eb, G, Ab, Bb at frets 3, 4, 8, 9, 11
High E string: G, Ab, Bb, D, Eb at frets 3, 4, 6, 10, 11
The pelog scale is a five note approximation, in Western tuning, of the Indonesian pelog tuning system used in gamelan music: root, flat 2nd, flat 3rd, 5th, flat 6th. Real pelog is a seven tone tuning that does not map onto equal temperament, so treat this as a color palette rather than a transcription. Its stacked half steps around the root and 5th produce the shimmering, gong-like character.
it consists of these notes and degrees:
I
bII
bIII
V
bVI
Same notes, different mode
G pelog uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.
How to play G pelog on guitar
Root on the open G string means fret 0 is already in play, and open D adds the fifth, so a pedal costs you nothing. Lowest root is fret 3 on the low E, which is also where the E-shape barre sits. Box one ends at fret 7, so the next shape takes over from there. A-shape barre sits high at fret 10.
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