A Tritone Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes, symmetric · 6 notes · major family
Notes
A
B♭
C♯
E♭
E
G
Solfège : La – Si♭ – Do♯ – Mi♭ – Mi – Sol
Interval Structure
A
½T
B♭
T+½T
C♯
T
E♭
½T
E
T+½T
G
→
A+oct.
T
About this scale
The tritone scale repeats every six semitones: two identical cells a tritone apart. It contains two dominant chords a tritone apart, making it the natural tool for tritone substitution.
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