Scales
Db Leading Whole Tone Scale
Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C
Db Leading Whole Tone is a scale built on Db with the notes Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C.
Db Leading Whole Tone Scale
Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 | Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C · Db | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 | Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C · Db |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Db Leading Whole Tone is made of the notes Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W W W W H H.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Db Leading Whole Tone gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales Db Leading Whole Tone shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
Db Whole ToneDb · Eb · F · G · A · B
Every note of this scale is in Db Leading Whole Tone.
Scales that contain it
Db Messiaen's Mode #6Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A · B · C
Contains every note of Db Leading Whole Tone.
Common questions
- How do I play Db Leading Whole Tone?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Db Leading Whole Tone?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Db Leading Whole Tone gives Dbaug (I+), Ebaug (II+), F (III), Gmajb5 (IV), Adim (v°), Db7no5/Cb (VI), Cm (vii). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Db Leading Whole Tone?
- Db Leading Whole Tone contains the notes Db · Eb · F · G · A · Cb · C, measured from the tonic Db as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5A, 7m, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Db Leading Whole Tone?
- From Db the steps run W W W W W H H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.