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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