B Half Diminished Scale
4-string bass · = Locrian ♮2 · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa – Sol – La
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
½T
D
T
E
½T
F
T
G
T
A
→
B+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | B° | diminished |
| ii° | C♯° | diminished |
| iii | Dm | minor |
| iv | Em | minor |
| V+ | F+ | augmented |
| VI | G | Major |
| VII | A | Major |
About this scale
Mode VI of the melodic minor: Locrian with a major 2nd. It is the reference scale over half-diminished chords (iiø7) in jazz, preferred to Locrian whose b2 clashes with the root. Its b5 creates immediate tension demanding resolution.
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