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C# 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.

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Tuning

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C# whole tone scale on the Guitar neck48 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FGABC#D#FGABC#D#FGABD#FGABC#D#FGABC#D#FGABC#D#FGABC#FGABC#D#FG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C#1
  2. D#2
  3. F3
  4. G#4
  5. A#5
  6. Bb7

Also written as Db · Eb · F · G · A · B.

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 C# whole tone. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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