Guitar Scale Logic
G Whole Tone Guitar Scale in Open G
Whole Tone scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open G.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------3--| B|------------------------2--4-----| G|---------------0--2--4-----------| D|---------1--3--------------------| G|0--2--4--------------------------| D|---------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 11 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The G Whole Tone scale uses G, A, B, C♯, D♯, F and the formula 1 2 3 #4 #5 b7. In Open G tuning, the open strings run D B G D G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each G root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Whole Tone sounds dreamy, ambiguous and slippery. Try it for outside runs, tension before resolution and impressionistic harmony. The open strings in Open G form a G major chord: D-G-D-G-B-D from low to high. Find the fretted scale notes around those open strings.
Use short bursts because the symmetry removes a strong tonal center quickly. In Open G, compare the fretted notes with the open G, B and D strings.
- G
- A
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- F
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Gaugaugmented
- Aaugaugmented
- Baugaugmented
- C♯augaugmented
- D♯augaugmented
- Faugaugmented