E♭ Diminished whole-halfScale
Formula
E♭ Diminished whole-half on the chromatic circle
E♭ Diminished whole-half is the 1st mode of the Diminished family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.
E♭ 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.
Where E♭ 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
E♭ Diminished whole-half scale questions
What notes are in the E♭ Diminished whole-half scale?
E♭ F G♭ A♭ B𝄫 C♭ C D. As degrees from the root: 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7.
What is the E♭ 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 E♭ Diminished whole-half scale on guitar?
This page draws every note of E♭ 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 D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape.
When is the E♭ Diminished whole-half scale used?
Over diminished 7 chords, such as a passing ♯i°7 or the vii°7: jazz, classical and metal.