Guitar scale companion
Learn the F Whole Tone scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every F 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.
F Whole Tone uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (0-5) e |----1-----3-----5| B |-0-----2-----4---| G |-0-----2-----4---| D |----1-----3-----5| A |-0-----2-----4---| E |----1-----3-----5|
F Whole Tone uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (2-6) e |----3-----5---| B |-2-----4-----6| G |-2-----4-----6| D |----3-----5---| A |-2-----4-----6| E |----3-----5---|
F Whole Tone uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (6-10) e |----7---------| B |-6-----8------| G |-6-----8------| D |----7---------| A |-6-----8------| E |----7---------|
F Whole Tone uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (7-12) e |-7-----9----11---| B |----8----10----12| G |----8----10----12| D |-7-----9----11---| A |----8----10----12| E |-7-----9----11---|
F Whole Tone uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (9-13) e |-9----11----13| B |---10----12---| G |---10----12---| D |-9----11----13| A |---10----12---| E |-9----11----13|