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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