A♯ Whole-Half Diminished Scale
The A♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale contains 8 notes: A♯, C, D♭, E♭, E, F♯, G, A.
A♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale on the piano
Key facts
- Scale type
- Whole-Half Diminished
- Number of notes
- 8
- Formula
- 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.
A♯ 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 A♯ Whole-Half Diminished
| Degree | Note | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | C | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | D♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | E♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | E | TT | 6 |
| 6 | F♯ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | G | M6 | 9 |
| 8 | A | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on A♯
Every scale type that starts on A♯, for comparison.
Whole-Half Diminished in every key
- C Whole-Half Diminished
- C♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- D♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- D Whole-Half Diminished
- D♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- E♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- E Whole-Half Diminished
- F Whole-Half Diminished
- F♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- G♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- G Whole-Half Diminished
- G♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- A♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- A Whole-Half Diminished
- B♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- B Whole-Half Diminished
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale?
The A♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale has 8 notes: A♯, C, D♭, E♭, E, F♯, G, A.
What is the formula for the A♯ Whole-Half Diminished scale?
The A♯ 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.
