Fis Whole-Half Diminished Scale
The Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale contains 8 notes: Fis, Gis, A, H, C, D, Es, F.
Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Whole-Half Diminished
- Number of notes
- 8
- Formel
- W–H–W–H–W–H–W–H
What is the Whole-Half Diminished scale?
The whole-half diminished scale alternates whole steps and half steps across eight notes. It matches a fully diminished seventh chord, so it is the scale of choice over diminished harmony and over passing diminished chords.
Fis Whole-Half Diminished is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of Fis Whole-Half Diminished
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Gis | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | A | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | H | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | C | TT | 6 |
| 6 | D | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | Es | M6 | 9 |
| 8 | F | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on Fis
Every scale type that starts on Fis, for comparison.
- F♯ major
- Fis Dorian
- Fis Phrygian
- Fis Lydian
- Fis Mixolydian
- Fis Locrian
- Fis Harmonic Minor
- Fis Melodic Minor
- Fis Harmonic Major
- Fis Hungarian Minor
- Fis Phrygian Dominant
- Fis Lydian Dominant
- Fis Major Pentatonic
- Fis Minor Pentatonic
- Fis Blues
- Fis Whole Tone
- Fis Chromatic
- Fis Half-Whole Diminished
- Fis Bebop Dominant
- Fis Bebop Major
Whole-Half Diminished in every key
- C Whole-Half Diminished
- Cis Whole-Half Diminished
- Des Whole-Half Diminished
- D Whole-Half Diminished
- Dis Whole-Half Diminished
- Es Whole-Half Diminished
- E Whole-Half Diminished
- F Whole-Half Diminished
- Ges Whole-Half Diminished
- G Whole-Half Diminished
- Gis Whole-Half Diminished
- As Whole-Half Diminished
- A Whole-Half Diminished
- Ais Whole-Half Diminished
- B Whole-Half Diminished
- H Whole-Half Diminished
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What notes are in the Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale?
The Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale has 8 notes: Fis, Gis, A, H, C, D, Es, F.
What is the formula for the Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale?
The Fis Whole-Half Diminished scale follows the step pattern W–H–W–H–W–H–W–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
