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