About the D#/Eb Whole Tone Scale
The D#/Eb whole tone scale is a 6-note scale. All whole steps, dreamy and unresolved sound. Its notes are D#, F, G, A, B and C#, built from the formula 1 2 3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.
- Notes
- D# – F – G – A – B – C#
- Formula
- 1 2 3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps
- W W W W W W (2–2–2–2–2–2 semitones)
- Root
- D#/Eb
D#/Eb Whole Tone Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D# | Root |
| 2 | F | Major 2nd |
| 3 | G | Major 3rd |
| ♭5 | A | Tritone (♭5) |
| ♭6 | B | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | C# | Minor 7th |
Where to play the D#/Eb Whole Tone Scale on ukulele
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (G C E A), lowest string first. Root notes (D#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| G4 | 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
| C4 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| E4 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| A4 | 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
How to practice the whole tone scale
- Practice the even whole-step pattern
- Use over augmented and 7#5 chords
- Work on Debussy-inspired voicings
- Try creating tension before resolution
- Experiment with augmented triads within
Scales with the same notes as D#/Eb Whole Tone Scale
These scales share every note with the D#/Eb whole tone scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Whole Tone scale in other keys
Other scales in D#/Eb
- D#/Eb Minor Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Major Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Natural Minor
- D#/Eb Major (Ionian)
- D#/Eb Blues
- D#/Eb Dorian
- D#/Eb Mixolydian
- D#/Eb Phrygian
- D#/Eb Harmonic Minor
- D#/Eb Lydian
- D#/Eb Locrian
- D#/Eb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- D#/Eb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- D#/Eb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- D#/Eb Altered (Super Locrian)
- D#/Eb Phrygian Dominant
- D#/Eb Lydian Dominant
- D#/Eb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- D#/Eb Bebop Dominant
- D#/Eb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- D#/Eb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)