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