The whole tone scale is a useful one to know and because of its unique structure, very versatile. The wholetone scale, as the name implies, is made up exclusively from whole tones. In contrast, this note investigates the use of whole tones in less. The wholetone scale, consisting entirely of whole tones is in contradistinction to the chromatic scale which consists entirely of half steps or semitones, as well as diatonic scales like the major and minor scales which consist of semitones and whole tones. Just as the chromatic scale is built using only half steps, the wholetone scale uses only whole steps. It is a 6tone scale aka hexatonic hexa 6 consisting of all whole steps remember. Half tone, whole tone, minor third, and major third are the building blocks of the scales in this book. Scales a whole tone scale bass ultimate guitar archive. The tritone has appeared in western music for hundreds of years. Musical scales and emotions there are many different types of musical scales.
Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar melodic minor scale scale 7. The pattern for a wholetone scale is easy to remember because it consists only of wholesteps w. Before we get to some points of reference and practical uses of the scale, lets get some fingerings together. When you play the whole tone scale over minor chords you always play it a half step down. We can simplify and summarize all 12 whole tone scales to just 2 scale types. Augmented chords, too, can support whole tone lines by simply adding whole step passing tones.
Adjust the start fret option to further highlight a finger pattern for playing the selected scale in a different position on the fretboard. Fretboard topologies boo to compose, improvise, and explore the instrument. In twelvetone equal temperament, there are only two complementary wholetone scales, both sixnote or hexatonic scales. You played all the white keys, but left out all the black keys. Improvise freely with right hand in one of those scales, and play any notes of.
The whole tone scale, as you may know, is a symmetrical hexatonic 6 note scale in which the intervallic distance between each of its inherent tones is that of a major 2nd, or whole tone. Printable downloadable whole tone scales guitar chart. The whole tone scale is a hexatonic 6 note scale that seems to break the western harmony relationship between tension and resolution. The explanatory text is in italian, to translate for example you can switch it into english. Nice, we will talk about some details later, but is good for you to know that the whole tone scale it is not as used as diminished, harmonic minor or melodic minor scales. If you dont know either, practice the chromatic scale first, as its the most useful. The whole tone scale is a sixnote or hexatonic scale. This is a socalled symmetrical scale, meaning that the interval is the same throughout the scale. This relationship is worthy of an article by itself, so i wrote one, but here we are talking about a very specific scale, the whole tone scale.
In music, a wholetone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole tone. Hexatonic or whole tone scales, french horn musescore. For other parts search pizieno in the musescores sheet music finder. Major and minor scales consists of 7 notes, while pentatonic scales are made of 5 notes. Most everyone knows what a major scale sounds like if you play all the white keys on the piano from c up to the next c an octave higher, that is the c major scale. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale. The wholetone scale has no leading tone and because all tones are the same distance apart, no. Wholetone scale, in music, a scalar arrangement of pitches, each separated from the next by a wholetone step or whole step, in contradistinction to the chromatic scale consisting entirely of half steps, also called semitones and the various diatonic scales, such as. So, the chromatic and whole tone scales are really useful to have under your fingers and in your ears. The fractured sound of the whole tone scale seymour duncan. Printable pdf ebook method containing 40 major jazz guitar licks. Since we have only 12 notes to play with and each scale uses six, there are only two scales to remember. For example, d whole tone scale begins from d and has the same notes of the a. For example, there are only two distinct wholetone scales, one.
Because the distance between each successive pair of notes is the same, there are no aural cues that let the listener know which note is the tonic. Learning the whole tone scale hexatonic simplifying theory. The other 10 whole tone scales have the same notes of these, but of course, they begin from different tones. In this case you could only take the scale up a semi tone because if it goes up one more semitone then you would be back to where you started. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar melodic minor scale. The major scales and the minor scales are the two most commonly used musical scales. Com the whole tone guitar scale whole tone scale 12fr. The same triads that exist in the whole tone scale also exist in the melodic and harmonic minor scales. A particularly easy scale is the whole tone scale, so called because all the steps in the scale are whole steps.
Jguitars scale calculator will draw scale diagrams showing the fretboard with notes in the selected scale highlighted. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. Musical scales a scale is a set of pitches or a group of notes that are arranged and played by increasing pitch ascending or decreasing pitch descending order. A wholetone scale is a scale made entirely of wholesteps and has only six notes. I mentioned that there were two applications of the whole tone scale, and weve really only looked at one, its use over a dominant chord. Symmetrical scales symmetrical scales are those that have an even number of degrees. Home symmetric scales wholetone scale d wholetone scale. I suggest to use it just on the dominant 7th chord. A whole tone is the same as two steps on the keyboard a half tone is consequently one step. Where to use whole tone and other scales no treble. An introduction to symmetrical scales for guitar guitar. The whole tone scale is a harsh sounding dissonant scale.
Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. Scales where a whole tone is within them scales 1 note away from a whole tone charts for a whole tone on guitar and piano. To contact me write a private messages to pizieno0 without other numbers next n. Much of what goes into deciding what scale to use over any given chord is all about the context what chords are. A half step is from key to key with no keys in between. Per altre parti cerca pizieno nel finder di musescore. All six notes are separated by a whole step or whole tone.
The wholetone scale, consisting entirely of whole tones is in contradistinction to the chromatic scale which consists entirely of half steps or semitones, as well as. If you really want to use the whole tone scale in some very challenging areas, try minor chords. The whole tone scale jazz guitar lesson with diagrams and patterns. Its sonority is not as acclaimed as the other scales. There are only two whole tone scales with different notes in as each step of the scale is a whole tone. To purchase the lower cost pdf format of scales you can use. Whole tone scales overview with pictures piano scales.
With the combination of the key, tempo, chord progressions and scales suggestions to use, you will be making solos in no time. The wholetone scale can be used over a dominant 7 chord. Fingering is a personal choice of which finger feels natural to you. Good evening all im looking for a little clarification on the construction of halfdiminished scales and diminished whole tone scales. Click on the links below to download the pdf version of this etude, or a midi version of it for you to listen to. In music, a wholetone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by.
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