Scale · Advanced scales

F# diminished (W-H)

Whole step and half step alternating, eight notes. Symmetrical, so the same shape repeats every three frets.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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F# diminished (W-H) 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. F#1
  2. G#2
  3. Ab3
  4. B4
  5. Cb5
  6. Db6
  7. D#6
  8. F7

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

Formula

W · H · W · H · W · H · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b6 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

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

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