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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D# diminished (H-W) scale on the Guitar neck64 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#GAA#CC#D#EF#GAA#CC#D#EF#GAA#CD#EF#GAA#CC#D#EGAA#CC#D#EF#GAA#CC#D#EF#GAA#CC#EF#GAA#CC#D#EF#G123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D#1
  2. Eb2
  3. F#b3
  4. G3
  5. Ab5
  6. A#5
  7. C6
  8. C#b7

Also written as Eb · E · Gb · G · A · Bb · C · Db.

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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