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 | Em | 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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