Bb 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.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Bb Diminished (W-H) in the interactive app.
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