Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | C | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | ♯5 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 14 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 14 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 15 notes ## Triads in C whole tone | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Caug | [C augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-augmented) | | ♭7 | B♭aug | [B♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in C whole tone | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | C | – | | 3 | E | – | ## Whole tone in every key - C, D, E, F♯, G♯ and B♭ whole tone - [F, G, A, B, C♯ and E♭ whole tone](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-whole-tone) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice C whole tone in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-whole-tone:0:ladder:p1)