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