Dis Half-Whole Diminished Scale
The Dis Half-Whole Diminished scale contains 8 notes: Dis, E, Fis, G, A, B, C, Cis.
Dis 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.
Dis 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 Dis Half-Whole Diminished
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | E | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | Fis | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | G | M3 | 4 |
| 5 | A | TT | 6 |
| 6 | B | P5 | 7 |
| 7 | C | M6 | 9 |
| 8 | Cis | m7 | 10 |
Other scales on Dis
Every scale type that starts on Dis, for comparison.
- D♯ minor
- Dis Dorian
- Dis Phrygian
- Dis Lydian
- Dis Mixolydian
- Dis Locrian
- Dis Harmonic Minor
- Dis Melodic Minor
- Dis Harmonic Major
- Dis Hungarian Minor
- Dis Phrygian Dominant
- Dis Lydian Dominant
- Dis Major Pentatonic
- Dis Minor Pentatonic
- Dis Blues
- Dis Whole Tone
- Dis Chromatic
- Dis Whole-Half Diminished
- Dis Bebop Dominant
- Dis Bebop Major
Half-Whole Diminished in every key
- C Half-Whole Diminished
- Cis Half-Whole Diminished
- Des Half-Whole Diminished
- D 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
- Ais Half-Whole Diminished
- B Half-Whole Diminished
- H Half-Whole Diminished
Usein kysytyt kysymykset
What notes are in the Dis Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The Dis Half-Whole Diminished scale has 8 notes: Dis, E, Fis, G, A, B, C, Cis.
What is the formula for the Dis Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The Dis 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.
