F♯ Whole toneScale

Formula

W W W W W W 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7
The family

F♯ Whole tone on the chromatic circle

F♯ Whole tone is the 1st mode of the Whole tone family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W W W W W 1 F♯I Whole tone 2 G♯II Whole tone 3 A♯III Whole tone ♯4 B♯IV Whole tone ♯5 C𝄪V Whole tone ♭7 EVI Whole tone F♯ Whole tone
The whole neck

F♯ Whole tone across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7 1
Context

Where F♯ Whole tone fits

Dreamy and unresolved: impressionist music, dream sequences in film and TV, and jazz over 7♯5 chords.

Whole tone scale in every key

F♯ Whole tone scale questions

What notes are in the F♯ Whole tone scale?

F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C𝄪 E. As degrees from the root: 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7.

What is the F♯ Whole tone scale formula?

1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, W W W W W W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the F♯ Whole tone scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F♯ Whole tone up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

When is the F♯ Whole tone scale used?

Dreamy and unresolved: impressionist music, dream sequences in film and TV, and jazz over 7♯5 chords.