About the A sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scale
A sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic is used for impressionist and dreamlike music. Think of it as five notes drawn from the whole-tone scale. It is A♯ Lydian Dominant Pentatonic with the fifth raised.
Its notes are A♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. The formula is 4 semitones W W W W. It is the third mode of F♯ 7b13 Pentatonic.
The black keys A♯, F♯, and G♯ belong to this scale. That raised fourth spells out to the white key E.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 3 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Minor 6th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 4 semitones W W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-2-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 3 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Whole Tone Pentatonic in other keys
C Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleC sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleD Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleD sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleE Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleF Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleF sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleG Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleG sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleA Whole Tone Pentatonic scaleB Whole Tone Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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