Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Whole Tone scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B 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.
B Whole Tone uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (1-6) e |-1-----3-----5---| B |----2-----4-----6| G |----2-----4-----6| D |-1-----3-----5---| A |----2-----4-----6| E |-1-----3-----5---|
B Whole Tone uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (3-7) e |-3-----5-----7| B |----4-----6---| G |----4-----6---| D |-3-----5-----7| A |----4-----6---| E |-3-----5-----7|
B Whole Tone uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (6-11) e |----7-----9----11| B |-6-----8----10---| G |-6-----8----10---| D |----7-----9----11| A |-6-----8----10---| E |----7-----9----11|
B Whole Tone uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11---| B |-8----10----12| G |-8----10----12| D |----9----11---| A |-8----10----12| E |----9----11---|
B Whole Tone uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (12-16) e |---13---------| B |12----14------| G |12----14------| D |---13---------| A |12----14------| E |---13---------|