Scale library · Diminished (half–whole)
Formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, step pattern H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W. In C it is C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G A B♭. It is the scale for dominant 7♭9 and 13♭9 chords — the ‘dominant diminished’ scale. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.
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| Root | Notes | Visualizer |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G A B♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| C♯ | C♯ D E F G G♯ A♯ B | Guitar · Piano |
| D | D E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B C | Guitar · Piano |
| E♭ | E♭ E G♭ G A B♭ C D♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| E | E F G A♭ B♭ B D♭ D | Guitar · Piano |
| F | F G♭ A♭ A B C D E♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| F♯ | F♯ G A A♯ C C♯ D♯ E | Guitar · Piano |
| G | G A♭ B♭ B D♭ D E F | Guitar · Piano |
| A♭ | A♭ A B C D E♭ F G♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| A | A B♭ C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G | Guitar · Piano |
| B♭ | B♭ B D♭ D E F G A♭ | Guitar · Piano |
| B | B C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ A | Guitar · Piano |
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