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.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for A Tritone in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys