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B whole tone Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a B whole tone scale sound like?

B whole tone scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the B whole tone scale on the piano?

Notes:

B
C#
D#
F
G
A
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Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
4A
5A
7m
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the B whole tone scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
D#
F
C#
A
B
G
F
G
D#
B
C#
A
G
A
F
C#
D#
B
A
B
G
D#
F
C#
B
C#
A
F
G
D#
C#
D#
B
G
A

Intervals:

E
1P
5A
D
7m
E
4A
3M
4A
2M
7m
1P
5A
4A
5A
3M
1P
2M
7m
5A
7m
4A
2M
3M
1P
7m
1P
5A
3M
4A
2M
1P
2M
7m
4A
5A
3M
2M
3M
1P
5A
7m
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About the B whole tone scale

The whole tone scale is a six-note symmetrical scale built entirely of whole steps. It has a dreamy, floating, and ambiguous sound with no clear tonal center. It was famously used by Debussy and is common in jazz, film scoring, and any context where a sense of suspended reality is desired.

Notes

What notes are in the B whole tone scale

B - C# - D# - F - G - A

Formula

What is the formula for the B whole tone scale

2M - 2M - 3d - 2M - 2M - 2M

Intervals

What intervals are in the B whole tone scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Tritone

Minor 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the B whole tone scale