About the C sharp Whole Tone Pentatonic scale
C 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 C♯ Lydian Dominant Pentatonic with the fifth raised.
Its notes are C♯, E♯, G, A, and B. The formula is 4 semitones W W W W. It is the third mode of A 7b13 Pentatonic.
In C♯ Whole Tone Pentatonic, the open strings sound A, G, and B. On guitar, the deepest C♯ within reach is the 4th fret of the A string. Placed at the first fret, a capo lets C♯ Whole Tone Pentatonic be played with C-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 3rd |
| 3 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 5 | BB | 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
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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