Eb 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.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Eb Diminished (W-H) in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys