Diminished (Whole - Half) Scale


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Diminished (Whole - Half) 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 Whole - Half Diminished Scale is generally used over fully diminished 7th chords.


Diminished (WH) Key

Diminished (WH) Scale Notes

C - Eb - Gb - A
C - D - Eb - F - F# - G# - A - B - C
C# - E - G - Bb
C# - D# - E - F# - G - A - Bb - C - C#
D - F - Ab - B
D - E - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C# - D

Diminished (WH) Key

Diminished (WH) Scale Notes

C - Eb - Gb - A
C - D - Eb - F - F# - G# - A - B - C
C# - E - G - Bb
C# - D# - E - F# - G - A - Bb - C - C#
D - F - Ab - B
D - E - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C# - D