How to play the C Whole Tone guitar scale

The C 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 C Whole Tone guitar scale?

The notes in the C Whole Tone scale are:

C D E F# G# Bb C

There are 6 notes in the scale with 1 flat and 2 sharps.

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

The scale definition for the C 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 C Whole Tone Guitar Scale on the fretboard

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

C Whole Tone Guitar Scale Recap

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

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

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

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

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

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