Guitar Scale Logic
C# Whole Tone Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Whole Tone scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------1--3--| A|---------------2--4--------| F|------0--2--4--------------| C|1--3-----------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 9 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 Whole 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.
Whole 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