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D whole tone Scale
Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords
Audible Example
What does a D whole tone scale sound like?
D whole tone scale
Piano Fingering
How do you play the D whole tone scale on the piano?
Notes:
D
E
F#
G#
A#
C
Intervals:
1P
2M
3M
4A
5A
7m
Guitar Fingering
How do you play the D whole tone scale on the guitar?
Notes:
Intervals:
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About the D 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 D whole tone scale
D - E - F# - G# - A# - C
Formula
What is the formula for the D whole tone scale
2M - 2M - 2M - 2M - 3d - 2M
Intervals
What intervals are in the D whole tone scale
Root Note
Major 2nd
Major 3rd
Tritone
Minor 7th