Diminished (Half - Whole) Scale


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Diminished (Half - Whole) Scale Note Chart

Due to the nature of the diminished scales, there are only three of them (of each kind), each of which covers four different key centers. The Half - Whole Diminished Scale is generally used over dominant 7b9 chords.


Diminished (HW) Key

Diminished (HW) Scale Notes
C - Eb - Gb - A
C - Db - Eb - E - F# - G - A - Bb - C
C# - E - G - Bb
C# - D - E - F - G - Ab - A# - B - C#
D - F - Ab - B
D - Eb - F - Gb - G# - A - B - C - D

Diminished (HW) Key

Diminished (HW) Scale Notes
C - Eb - Gb - A
C - Db - Eb - E - F# - G - A - Bb - C
C# - E - G - Bb
C# - D - E - F - G - Ab - A# - B - C#
D - F - Ab - B
D - Eb - F - Gb - G# - A - B - C - D