Whole Tone scale
Whole Tone divides the octave into six equal steps, so it holds no half steps, no perfect fifth and no leading tone at all.
- Used for
- Dream sequences, impressionist music and solos over dominant chords.
- Formula
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Steps W W W W W W Semitones 2-2-2-2-2-2 Degrees 1 2 3 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7 - Also called
- Auxiliary Augmented and Messiaen Mode 1.
Whole Tone in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- D D Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- E E Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- F F Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- G G Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- A A Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Whole Tone scale piano guitar
- B B Whole Tone scale piano guitar
