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