About the F sharp Leading Whole Tone scale
F sharp Leading Whole Tone is used for jazz and cinematic writing. Think of it as a whole-tone scale with a leading tone added on top. It is F♯ Lydian Augmented with the sixth raised.
Its notes are F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯♯, and E♯. The formula is W W W W W H H.
The mode draws three black keys from the piano, F♯, G♯, and A♯. That raised fourth spells out to the white key B♯. F♯ Leading Whole Tone runs four white keys in a row on the piano.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | G#G♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | A#A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | B#B♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | C##C♯♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | E#E♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W W W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-2-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | F sharp | G sharp | A sharp | B sharp | C double sharp | D double sharp | E sharp | F sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Leading Whole Tone in other keys
C Leading Whole Tone scaleC sharp Leading Whole Tone scaleD Leading Whole Tone scaleD sharp Leading Whole Tone scaleE Leading Whole Tone scaleF Leading Whole Tone scaleG Leading Whole Tone scaleG sharp Leading Whole Tone scaleA Leading Whole Tone scaleA sharp Leading Whole Tone scaleB Leading Whole Tone scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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