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.

Whole Tone scale formula

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W–W–W–W–W–W

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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.

What is the formula for the Whole Tone scale?

The 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.

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