D♯ Whole Tone Scale
The D♯ Whole Tone scale contains 6 notes: D♯, F, G, A, B, C♯.
D♯ Whole Tone scale on the piano
Key facts
- Scale type
- Whole Tone
- Number of notes
- 6
- Formula
- W–W–W–W–W–W
What is the Whole Tone scale?
The whole tone scale is built entirely from whole steps, so it has six notes and no half steps at all. With no leading tone and no perfect fifth there is nothing to pull the ear home, which produces its weightless, dreamlike sound.
D♯ Whole Tone is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of D♯ Whole Tone
| Degree | Note | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | F | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | G | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | A | TT | 6 |
| 5 | B | m6 | 8 |
| 6 | C♯ | m7 | 10 |
Other scales on D♯
Every scale type that starts on D♯, for comparison.
- D♯ minor
- D♯ Dorian
- D♯ Phrygian
- D♯ Lydian
- D♯ Mixolydian
- D♯ Locrian
- D♯ Harmonic Minor
- D♯ Melodic Minor
- D♯ Harmonic Major
- D♯ Hungarian Minor
- D♯ Phrygian Dominant
- D♯ Lydian Dominant
- D♯ Major Pentatonic
- D♯ Minor Pentatonic
- D♯ Blues
- D♯ Chromatic
- D♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- D♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- D♯ Bebop Dominant
- D♯ Bebop Major
Whole Tone in every key
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the D♯ Whole Tone scale?
The D♯ Whole Tone scale has 6 notes: D♯, F, G, A, B, C♯.
What is the formula for the D♯ Whole Tone scale?
The D♯ Whole Tone scale follows the step pattern W–W–W–W–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
