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