C Leading whole tone Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes + 7th · 7 notes · major family
Notes
C
D
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
Solfège : Do – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La♯ – Si
Interval Structure
C
T
D
T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
T
A♯
½T
B
→
C+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | C+ | augmented |
| II+ | D+ | augmented |
| III | E | Major |
| IV | F♯? | — |
| v° | G♯° | diminished |
| VI | A♯? | — |
| vii | Bm | 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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