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Guitar · scales and modes

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

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

| Note | F | G | A | B | C♯ | E♭ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | ♯5 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## F whole tone on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F whole tone Note names

F whole tone Degrees

## F whole tone in 5 positions

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

Position 1: frets 1–5, 15 notes

Position 2: frets 3–7, 15 notes

Position 3: frets 6–10, 14 notes

Position 4: frets 8–12, 14 notes

Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes

## Triads in F whole tone

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Faug | [F augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-augmented) |
| ♭7 | E♭aug | [E♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-augmented) |

## Seventh chords in F whole tone

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | F | – |
| 3 | A | – |

## Whole tone in every key

- [C, D, E, F♯, G♯ and B♭ whole tone](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-whole-tone)
- F, G, A, B, C♯ and E♭ whole tone

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice F 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:5:ladder:p1)
