文档介绍：Modern Whole Tone Concepts
by Jay Umble
The whole tone scale is a symmetrical posed entirely of whole steps. Traditionally,
the whole tone scale is confined to dominant 7b5 and dominant 7#5 chords.
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the whole tone scale can be used with
minor tonalities. This concept is definitely "out of the box" thinking regarding the whole
tone scale.
Let's take a look at how the whole tone scale reacts on the fretboard.
FRAGMENT #1 (2nd and 3rd string)
This whole tone fragment is a four point block or actually a rectangle that lays very nicely
under your fingertips.
FRAGMENT #2 (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings)
This is another important fragment to visualize. Note that the fingering utilizes the 2nd
finger on the 3rd and 2nd strings. Place your 2nd finger on the A note and play it. Now
instead of lifting your finger and placing it back down on the C#, simply lay it over to cover
the C#. This is much more effective for speed.
FRAGMENT #3 (6th, 5th and 4th strings)
This fragment is also easy to visualize. This configuration can be transferred up a set of
strings as follows:
FRAGMENT #4 (5th, 4th and 3rd strings)
These fragments can be linked together yielding a broader picture of the whole tone scale.
For example:
FRAGMENT #2 and FRAGMENT #3