C Whole Tone scale — Position 2

Fret 3 position · Standard tuning

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

3frEADGBe
Root (C)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

CDEF#G#A#

All 5 positions

C Whole Tone scale position 2 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 2 of the C Whole Tone scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 3 position. The notes available in this position are C, D, E, F#, G#, A#. Root notes (C) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The C Whole Tone scale has 6 notes with intervals 0–2–4–6–8–10 semitones.

C in other scales