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D Diminished whole-halfScale

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Formula

W H W H W H W H 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7
The family

D Diminished whole-half on the chromatic circle

D Diminished whole-half is the 1st mode of the Diminished family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W H W H W H W H 1 DI Diminished whole-half 2 EII Diminished half-whole ♭3 FIII Diminished whole-half 4 GIV Diminished half-whole ♭5 A♭V Diminished whole-half ♭6 B♭VI Diminished half-whole 6 BVII Diminished whole-half 7 C♯VIII Diminished half-whole D Diminished whole-half
The whole neck

D Diminished whole-half across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 2 ♭3 4
Context

Where D Diminished whole-half fits

Over diminished 7 chords, such as a passing ♯i°7 or the vii°7: jazz, classical and metal.

Diminished whole-half scale in every key

D Diminished whole-half scale questions

What notes are in the D Diminished whole-half scale?

D E F G A♭ B♭ B C♯. As degrees from the root: 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7.

What is the D Diminished whole-half scale formula?

1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7, or in steps between the notes, W H W H W H W H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the D Diminished whole-half scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of D Diminished whole-half up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape to the D shape.

When is the D Diminished whole-half scale used?

Over diminished 7 chords, such as a passing ♯i°7 or the vii°7: jazz, classical and metal.