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
- 공식
- H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W
Half-Whole Diminished scale in every key
- 도 Half-Whole Diminished
- 도♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- 레♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- 레 Half-Whole Diminished
- 레♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- 미♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- 미 Half-Whole Diminished
- 파 Half-Whole Diminished
- 파♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- 솔♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- 솔 Half-Whole Diminished
- 솔♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- 라♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- 라 Half-Whole Diminished
- 라♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- 시♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- 시 Half-Whole Diminished
Other scale types
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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.
