C Whole Tone Scale
C Whole Tone
scaleAt a Glance
- Formula:
- C whole-tone
- Notes:
- C, D, E, F#, G#, A#
Piano
Fretboard
What It Is
Six notes, each a whole step from the next - no half steps and no perfect fifth anywhere in the scale. Notes: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#.
How It Functions
Has no strong tonal center or leading tone, producing a dreamlike, ambiguous sound.
Mood & Character
Dreamlike and suspended - with no half steps or perfect fifth to resolve toward, it never feels like it's headed anywhere, an ambiguous, floating color.
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