Scale · Advanced scales

E 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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E diminished (H-W) scale on the Guitar neck65 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EFGG#A#BC#DEFGA#BC#DEFGG#A#BDEFGG#A#BC#DEFGG#A#BC#DEFGG#A#BC#DEFGG#A#BC#DEFGG#A#BC#DEFG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. E1
  2. Fb2
  3. Gb3
  4. G#3
  5. A#b5
  6. B5
  7. C#6
  8. Db7

Also written as E · F · G · Ab · Bb · B · Db · D.

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 E diminished (H-W). The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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