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