F# Whole Tone Pentatonic Banjo 5 String Scale
Banjo 5 String scale in Standard (Open G) tuning — fretboard diagram
F# Whole Tone Pentatonic in Standard (Open G) — Notes and Intervals
The F# Whole Tone Pentatonic scale is a weightless and tonally ambiguous five-note scale. On Banjo 5 String, the notes are F#, A#, C, D, E. Because it lacks a traditional center, it creates a blurring effect, making it highly effective for dream sequences, transitions, and creating a sense of suspended reality in film scores. Commonly used in Film Scores, Ambient, Impressionist, Experimental. Notable players include Claude Debussy, Bill Frisell. Use over augmented chords, whole tone passages. Effective for creating a sense of suspended reality.
Notes: F#, A#, C, D, E
Intervals: 1P, 3M, 5d, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 b4 b5
Formula: 4-W-W-W-W
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Standard (Open G) (D-B-G-D-G)