A Leading whole tone Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes + 7th · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯
Solfège : La – Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯
Interval Structure
A
T
B
T
C♯
T
D♯
T
E♯
T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
→
A+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | A+ | augmented |
| II+ | B+ | augmented |
| III | C♯ | Major |
| IV | D♯? | — |
| v° | E♯° | diminished |
| VI | F♯♯? | — |
| vii | G♯m | minor |
About this scale
The leading whole tone scale is a whole tone scale with an added major seventh. That single note restores a leading tone, and therefore a direction, where the whole tone scale floats without resolution.
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