A# Whole Tone scale — Position 5

Fret 11 position · Standard tuning

All whole steps. Floating, ambiguous sound. Debussy-style.

11frEADGBe
Root (A#)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

A#CDEF#G#

All 5 positions

A# Whole Tone scale position 5 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 5 of the A# Whole Tone scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 11 position. The notes available in this position are A#, C, D, E, F#, G#. Root notes (A#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A# Whole Tone scale has 6 notes with intervals 0–2–4–6–8–10 semitones.

A# in other scales