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