G# 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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