Ab Diminished (W-H) Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 8 notes, symmetric · 8 notes · minor family
Notes
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
E♭♭
F♭
F
G
Solfège : La♭ – Si♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭♭ – Fa♭ – Fa – Sol
Interval Structure
A♭
T
B♭
½T
C♭
T
D♭
½T
E♭♭
T
F♭
½T
F
T
G
→
A♭+oct.
½T
About this scale
The whole-half diminished scale is an 8-note symmetric scale widely used in jazz and metal guitar. Its periodicity of 3 semitones means its positions repeat every 3 frets. Jazz guitarists use it over dim7 and b9 dominant chords, while metal guitarists exploit its symmetry for fast, very characteristic runs.
See fretboard positions for Ab Diminished (W-H) on guitar in the interactive app.
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