F# Diminished (W-H) Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 8 notes, symmetric · 8 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
B
C
D
D♯
E♯
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si – Do – Ré – Ré♯ – Mi♯
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T
B
½T
C
T
D
½T
D♯
T
E♯
→
F♯+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.
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