Scale · Advanced scales
A whole tone
Nothing but whole steps, six notes all alike. No obvious root — the sound of dizziness and dream sequences.
Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.
Instrument
Tuning
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Notes
- A1
- B2
- C#3
- D##4
- F#5
- Gb7
Also written as A · B · Db · Eb · F · G.
Formula
W · W · W · W · W · W
W = whole step · H = half step
Degrees
1 · 2 · 3 · #4 · #5 · b7
Chords in the scale
Triads that fit entirely inside A whole tone. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.