Ais Half-Whole Diminished Scale
The Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale contains 8 notes: Ais, H, Cis, D, E, F, G, Gis.
Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale on the piano
Keskeiset tiedot
- Scale type
- Half-Whole Diminished
- Number of notes
- 8
- Kaava
- H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W
What is the Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The half-whole diminished scale alternates half steps and whole steps across eight notes. It supplies the flat ninth, sharp ninth, sharp eleventh and thirteenth over a dominant chord, which makes it the standard altered dominant sound in jazz.
Ais Half-Whole 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 Ais Half-Whole Diminished
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ais | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | H | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cis | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | D | M3 | 4 |
| 5 | E | TT | 6 |
| 6 | F | P5 | 7 |
| 7 | G | M6 | 9 |
| 8 | Gis | m7 | 10 |
Other scales on Ais
Every scale type that starts on Ais, for comparison.
- A♯ minor
- Ais Dorian
- Ais Phrygian
- Ais Lydian
- Ais Mixolydian
- Ais Locrian
- Ais Harmonic Minor
- Ais Melodic Minor
- Ais Harmonic Major
- Ais Hungarian Minor
- Ais Phrygian Dominant
- Ais Lydian Dominant
- Ais Major Pentatonic
- Ais Minor Pentatonic
- Ais Blues
- Ais Whole Tone
- Ais Chromatic
- Ais Whole-Half Diminished
- Ais Bebop Dominant
- Ais Bebop Major
Half-Whole Diminished in every key
- C Half-Whole Diminished
- Cis Half-Whole Diminished
- Des Half-Whole Diminished
- D Half-Whole Diminished
- Dis Half-Whole Diminished
- Es Half-Whole Diminished
- E Half-Whole Diminished
- F Half-Whole Diminished
- Fis Half-Whole Diminished
- Ges Half-Whole Diminished
- G Half-Whole Diminished
- Gis Half-Whole Diminished
- As Half-Whole Diminished
- A Half-Whole Diminished
- B Half-Whole Diminished
- H Half-Whole Diminished
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What notes are in the Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale has 8 notes: Ais, H, Cis, D, E, F, G, Gis.
What is the formula for the Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The Ais Half-Whole Diminished scale follows the step pattern H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
