Introduction to the Whole Tone Scale

The Whole Tone Scale is certainly not a scale to rely on for more than a few notes at a time, and works best when blended in with other scales to create an altered sound. From blues to jazz and even metal, the Whole Tone Scale can be a bridge between diatonic notes to create an eerily hip sound.

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Introduction to the Whole Tone Scale
Introduction to the Whole Tone Scale

A brief overview of the mysterious Whole Tone scale.

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Whole Tone Scale Position and Playing Examples
Whole Tone Scale Position and Playing Examples

Adapt these maneuvers into your guitar lick library in order to incorporate the sound of the Whole Tone Scale.

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Using Tension and Release with the Whole Tone Scale
Using Tension and Release with the Whole Tone Scale

Watch the screen turn red each time I implement a Whole Tone Scale riff into an otherwise "normal" sounding blues improvisation.

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