Guitar scale companion
Learn the E Whole Tone scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every E 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.
E Whole Tone uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (1-5) e |----2-----4---| B |-1-----3-----5| G |-1-----3-----5| D |----2-----4---| A |-1-----3-----5| E |----2-----4---|
E Whole Tone uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (5-9) e |----6---------| B |-5-----7------| G |-5-----7------| D |----6---------| A |-5-----7------| E |----6---------|
E Whole Tone uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (6-11) e |-6-----8----10---| B |----7-----9----11| G |----7-----9----11| D |-6-----8----10---| A |----7-----9----11| E |-6-----8----10---|
E Whole Tone uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (8-12) e |-8----10----12| B |----9----11---| G |----9----11---| D |-8----10----12| A |----9----11---| E |-8----10----12|
E Whole Tone uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (11-16) e |---12----14----16| B |11----13----15---| G |11----13----15---| D |---12----14----16| A |11----13----15---| E |---12----14----16|