Guitar scale companion
Learn the A Whole Tone scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every A Whole Tone Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.
A Whole Tone uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (1-5) e |-1-----3-----5| B |----2-----4---| G |----2-----4---| D |-1-----3-----5| A |----2-----4---| E |-1-----3-----5|
A Whole Tone uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (4-9) e |----5-----7-----9| B |-4-----6-----8---| G |-4-----6-----8---| D |----5-----7-----9| A |-4-----6-----8---| E |----5-----7-----9|
A Whole Tone uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9---| B |-6-----8----10| G |-6-----8----10| D |----7-----9---| A |-6-----8----10| E |----7-----9---|
A Whole Tone uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (10-14) e |---11---------| B |10----12------| G |10----12------| D |---11---------| A |10----12------| E |---11---------|
A Whole Tone uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (11-16) e |11----13----15---| B |---12----14----16| G |---12----14----16| D |11----13----15---| A |---12----14----16| E |11----13----15---|