B Whole Tone scale — Position 1
Open position · Standard tuning
All whole steps. Floating, ambiguous sound. Debussy-style.
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
BC#D#FGA
All 5 positions
B Whole Tone scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the B Whole Tone scale — a 5-fret box starting at open position. The notes available in this position are B, C#, D#, F, G, A. Root notes (B) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The B Whole Tone scale has 6 notes with intervals 0–2–4–6–8–10 semitones.