A Diminished (W-H) Scale
4-string bass · 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 (W-H alternation) is a symmetric 8-note scale. Its periodicity of 3 semitones creates total tonal ambiguity — it sounds identically from 4 different roots. Widely used in jazz over diminished chords and b9 dominants.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for A Diminished (W-H) in the interactive app.
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