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