How to play the A Whole Tone guitar scale

The A Whole Tone scale is a whole tone scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 #4 #5 b7

Which notes are in the A Whole Tone guitar scale?

The notes in the A Whole Tone scale are:

A B C# D# E# G A

There are 6 notes in the scale with no flats and 3 sharps.

What are the intervals in the A Whole Tone Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the A Whole Tone guitar scale is R 2 3 #4 #5 b7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 2 2 2 2

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Tone Tone Tone Tone

The A Whole Tone Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at A Whole Tone on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

A Whole Tone Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the A Whole Tone covered in this page:

• The A Whole Tone Scale is a whole tone scale.

• The definition of the A Whole Tone scale is: R 2 3 #4 #5 b7

• The notes in the A Whole Tone guitar scale are: A B C# D# E# G A

• The interval formula for the A Whole Tone scale is: 2 2 2 2 2 2

• The note intervals in the A Whole Tone scale are: Tone Tone Tone Tone Tone Tone