C# whole tone scale

6 notes · six equal steps

No half steps, so no leading tone and no perfect 5th.

Heard in: Debussy, "Voiles".

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
majornatural minordorianmixolydianlydianphrygianlocrianharmonic minormelodic minorlydian dominantlydian augmentedalteredmajor pentatonicminor pentatonicblueswhole tonediminishedhalf-whole diminished

The notes of C# whole tone

C#
1
D#
2
E#
3
G
♯4
A
♯5
B
♯6
357912153♯4♯5♯6123♯4♯6123♯4♯5♯61♯4♯5♯6123♯4♯523♯4♯5♯6123♯5♯6123♯4♯5♯63♯4♯5♯6123♯4
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Chords from C# whole tone

Every degree builds an augmented triad. There are only two whole-tone scales.

What to play C# whole tone over

Chords on C# made only of these notes.

C#aug7C#7b5C#9b5C#aug9C#aug

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode