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