D# Half Diminished Scale

4-string bass  ·  = Locrian  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯

Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si – Do♯

Interval Structure

D♯ ½T E T F♯ T G♯ ½T A T B T C♯ D♯+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in D#)Quality
D♯° diminished
II E Major
iii F♯m minor
iv G♯m minor
V A Major
VI B Major
vii C♯m minor

About this scale

The half-diminished scale is equivalent to the Locrian mode. It defines half-diminished chords (iiø7) and is used to improvise over them in jazz cadences. Its b5 creates immediate tension demanding resolution.

See fretboard positions for D# Half Diminished in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys