C♯ Whole-Half Diminished Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

C♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale on the piano

C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G – A – B♭ – C

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Scale type: Whole-Half Diminished
Number of notes: 8
Τύπος: 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.

C♯ 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 C♯ Whole-Half Diminished

Βαθμίδα	Νότα	Διάστημα	Semitones
1	C♯	P1	0
2	D♯	M2	2
3	E	m3	3
4	F♯	P4	5
5	G	TT	6
6	A	m6	8
7	B♭	M6	9
8	C	M7	11

Other scales on C♯

Every scale type that starts on C♯, for comparison.

Whole-Half Diminished in every key

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What notes are in the C♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale?

The C♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale has 8 notes: C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A, B♭, C.

What is the formula for the C♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale?

The C♯ 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.