Guitar Scale Logic
C# Whole Tone Guitar Scale in Half Step Down
Whole Tone scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Half Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D#|---------------------0--2--4--| A#|---------------1--3-----------| F#|---------1--3-----------------| C#|0--2--4-----------------------| G#|------------------------------| D#|------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 10 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The C# Whole Tone scale contains C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯♯, B. Its interval formula is 1 2 3 #4 #5 b7. In Half Step Down tuning, the open strings are D# A# F# C# G# D# from highest to lowest. Root markers identify C#. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
C# Whole Tone: C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯♯, B. Formula: 1 2 3 #4 #5 b7.
Half Step Down: D# G# C# F# A# D#. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- C♯
- D♯
- E♯
- F♯♯
- G♯♯
- B
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- C♯augaugmented
- D♯augaugmented
- E♯augaugmented
- F♯♯augaugmented
- G♯♯augaugmented
- Baugaugmented