Where do you play A whole tone on mandolin?

There are 6 positions; the first one starts on the root, between frets 2 and 7.

What chords can you improvise over with A whole tone?

Parallel (I7♯5–II7♯5): A7♯5 | B7♯5. Two augmented chords a whole step apart: no center, like a dream.

A whole tone scale on mandolin: notes, chords and positions

Tuning

Tap a key to hear it · hold it to make it the root

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Chords of the scale tap one to hear it and see it on the instrument

Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

A whole tone scale on mandolin

A whole tone has 6 notes: A B C♯ D♯ F G. Degrees: 1 2 3 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7. Formula: W W W W W W.

What notes are in the A whole tone scale?

A, B, C♯, D♯, F and G. It has 6 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is W W W W W W.

What does A whole tone sound like, and when do you use it?

No center, like a dream: every note the same distance apart. Use it over 7♯5 and 7♭5 (augmented).

To hear it: Voiles — Claude Debussy.

Chord progressions to improvise with A whole tone

In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the fretboard lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in A:

Parallel (I7♯5–II7♯5): A7♯5 | B7♯5. Two augmented chords a whole step apart: no center, like a dream.

A whole tone positions on mandolin

In G D A E tuning, keeping the hand in one area of the neck, A whole tone is played in 6 positions:

Position 1: frets 2 to 7 (starts on the root)
Position 2: frets 4 to 9
Position 3: frets 6 to 11
Position 4: frets 8 to 13
Position 5: frets 10 to 15
Position 6: frets 0 to 5

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