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.
Half-Whole Diminished scale formula
- 構成式
- H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W
Half-Whole Diminished scale in every key
- ハ Half-Whole Diminished
- 嬰ハ Half-Whole Diminished
- 変ニ Half-Whole Diminished
- ニ Half-Whole Diminished
- 嬰ニ Half-Whole Diminished
- 変ホ Half-Whole Diminished
- ホ Half-Whole Diminished
- ヘ Half-Whole Diminished
- 嬰ヘ Half-Whole Diminished
- 変ト Half-Whole Diminished
- ト Half-Whole Diminished
- 嬰ト Half-Whole Diminished
- 変イ Half-Whole Diminished
- イ Half-Whole Diminished
- 嬰イ Half-Whole Diminished
- 変ロ Half-Whole Diminished
- ロ Half-Whole Diminished
Other scale types
よくある質問
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.
What is the formula for the Half-Whole Diminished scale?
The 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.
