F# Half Diminished Scale
4-string bass · = Locrian ♮2 · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
B
C
D
E
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – Si – Do – Ré – Mi
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
T
B
½T
C
T
D
T
E
→
F♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | F♯° | diminished |
| ii° | G♯° | diminished |
| iii | Am | minor |
| iv | Bm | minor |
| V+ | C+ | augmented |
| VI | D | Major |
| VII | E | Major |
About this scale
Mode VI of the melodic minor: Locrian with a major 2nd. It is the reference scale over half-diminished chords (iiø7) in jazz, preferred to Locrian whose b2 clashes with the root. Its b5 creates immediate tension demanding resolution.
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