A Leading Whole Tone Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram

A Leading Whole Tone in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals

The A Leading Whole Tone scale is a symmetrical scale that combines the weightless blur of the whole-tone system with a final bit of traditional resolution tension. On Guitar, its notes are A, B, C#, D#, F, G, G#. It is used to create a sense of floating that eventually finds a home. Commonly used in Impressionist, Film Scores, Jazz. Notable players include Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel. Use as a transition device or over augmented chords that need to resolve. The leading tone provides a gentle gravitational pull absent in pure whole tone.

Notes: A, B, C#, D#, F, G, G#

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5A, 7m, 7M

Degrees: 1 2 3 #4 #5 b6 7

Formula: W-W-W-W-W-H-H

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)

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