Scale · Advanced scales

D diminished (H-W)

The diminished scale starting on the half step. The scale for improvising over altered dominants.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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Tuning

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D diminished (H-W) scale on the Guitar neck63 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#ABCDD#FF#ABCDD#FF#G#ABCDD#FF#G#ABCDD#FG#ABCDD#FF#G#ABCDD#FF#G#ABCDFF#G#ABCDD#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D1
  2. D#b2
  3. Fb3
  4. F#3
  5. G#b5
  6. A5
  7. B6
  8. Cb7

Also written as D · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · B · C.

Formula

H · W · H · W · H · W · H · W

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · b2 · b3 · 3 · b5 · 5 · 6 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside D diminished (H-W). The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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