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 (0-4) e |-0-----2------| B |----1-----3---| G |----1-----3---| D |-0-----2------| A |----1-----3---| E |-0-----2------|
C Whole Tone uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (2-7) e |-2-----4-----6---| B |----3-----5-----7| G |----3-----5-----7| D |-2-----4-----6---| A |----3-----5-----7| E |-2-----4-----6---|
C Whole Tone uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (4-8) e |-4-----6-----8| B |----5-----7---| G |----5-----7---| D |-4-----6-----8| A |----5-----7---| E |-4-----6-----8|
C Whole Tone uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (7-12) e |----8----10----12| B |-7-----9----11---| G |-7-----9----11---| D |----8----10----12| A |-7-----9----11---| E |----8----10----12|
C Whole Tone uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |-9----11----13| G |-9----11----13| D |---10----12---| A |-9----11----13| E |---10----12---|