G# Diminished (H-W) Scale
4-string bass · 8 notes, symmetric · 8 notes · minor family
Notes
G♯
G♯♯
A♯♯
B♯
C♯♯
D♯
E♯
F♯
Solfège : Sol♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯♯ – Si♯ – Do♯♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯
Interval Structure
G♯
½T
G♯♯
T
A♯♯
½T
B♯
T
C♯♯
½T
D♯
T
E♯
½T
F♯
→
G♯+oct.
T
About this scale
The half-whole diminished scale (H-W alternation) is the inverted version of the diminished scale. It also works over diminished chords and b9 dominants, with an even tenser character due to the initial half-step.
See fretboard positions for G# Diminished (H-W) in the interactive app.
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