Scale · Advanced scales

F 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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F 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. F1
  2. F#b2
  3. G#b3
  4. A3
  5. Bb5
  6. C5
  7. D6
  8. D#b7

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

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

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