Db Leading whole tone Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes + 7th · 7 notes · major family
Notes
D♭
E♭
F
G
A
B
C
Solfège : Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol – La – Si – Do
Interval Structure
D♭
T
E♭
T
F
T
G
T
A
T
B
½T
C
→
D♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | D♭+ | augmented |
| II+ | E♭+ | augmented |
| III | F | Major |
| IV | G? | — |
| v° | A° | diminished |
| VI | B? | — |
| vii | Cm | 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.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Db Leading whole tone in the interactive app.
Explore in ScalaBass →