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C, D, E, F♯, G♯ and B♭ whole tone scale on guitar

The C, D, E, F♯, G♯ and B♭ whole tone scales have the same notes, so this one page covers all 6, written from C: C, D, E, F♯, G♯, B♭. Messiaen's first mode of limited transposition: six whole tones, two transpositions.

C whole tone: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEF♯G♯B♭
Degree123♯4♯5♭7
Step222222

C whole tone on the whole neck

Every C whole tone note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

C whole tone scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2Bb2C3D3E3F#3Bb2C3D3E3F#3G#3Bb3C4D3E3F#3G#3Bb3C4D4E4G#3Bb3C4D4E4F#4G#4Bb4C4D4E4F#4G#4Bb4C5D5E4F#4G#4Bb4C5D5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C whole tone
Note names
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C whole tone scale, degrees, frets 0 to 153#4#5b7123#4b7123#4#5b7123#4#5b7123#5b7123#4#5b7123#4#5b7123#4#5b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C whole tone
Degrees

C whole tone in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

C whole tone, position 1, frets 1 to 5#4#5b7123#4#5b7123#4#56E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 14 notes
    C whole tone, position 2, frets 3 to 7#5b7123#4#5b7123#4#5b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 14 notes
      C whole tone, position 3, frets 5 to 9b7123#4#5b7123#4#5b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes
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        C whole tone, position 4, frets 8 to 12123#4#5b7123#4#5b71236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes
          C whole tone, position 5, frets 10 to 1423#4#5b7123#4#5b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 15 notes

            Triads in C whole tone

            DegreeChordPages
            1CaugC augmented arpeggio
            ♭7B♭augB♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C whole tone

            DegreeChordPages
            1C–
            3E–

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