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