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