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G Whole Tone
1 ā 2 ā 3 ā āÆ4 ā āÆ5 ā ā7
ABOUT THIS SCALE
Built entirely from whole steps. The scale has a floating, unresolved quality and works well over augmented dominant sounds.
GUITAR FRETBOARD
G Whole Tone
Standard tuning ā E A D G B E ā open through fret 24.
Scale note
Root
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Playback:
The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby
strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Key of G
Chord progression ideas
Whole-Tone Dominant
I7āÆ5 ā II7āÆ5 ā I7āÆ5
G7āÆ5
ā
A7āÆ5
ā
G7āÆ5
Augmented dominant chords naturally match the symmetrical whole-tone collection.
Augmented Vamp
I+ ā III+ ā I+
G+
ā
B+
ā
G+
Because the scale is symmetrical, augmented harmony can shift freely while retaining the same floating quality.