Tritone scale
Symmetry at the tritone defines this scale, since transposing it by six semitones reproduces exactly the same six pitches.
- Used for
- Jazz and film music that wants a symmetrical, unstable color.
- Formula
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Steps H 1½ W H 1½ W Semitones 1-3-2-1-3-2 Degrees 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 5 ♭7
Tritone in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Tritone scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Tritone scale piano guitar
- D D Tritone scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Tritone scale piano guitar
- E E Tritone scale piano guitar
- F F Tritone scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Tritone scale piano guitar
- G G Tritone scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Tritone scale piano guitar
- A A Tritone scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Tritone scale piano guitar
- B B Tritone scale piano guitar
