Scale · Advanced scales

G 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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Notes

  1. G1
  2. A2
  3. A#b3
  4. C4
  5. C#b5
  6. D#b6
  7. E6
  8. F#7

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

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

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