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The Diminished (half–whole) scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, step pattern H–W–H–W–H–W–H–W. In C it is C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G A B♭. It is the scale for dominant 7♭9 and 13♭9 chords — the ‘dominant diminished’ scale. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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Dim. H–W — pick your key and instrument.

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CC D♭ E♭ E G♭ G A B♭C Diminished (half–whole) scale (C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G A B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ D E F G G♯ A♯ BC♯ Diminished (half–whole) scale (C♯ D E F G G♯ A♯ B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B CD Diminished (half–whole) scale (D E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ E G♭ G A B♭ C D♭E♭ Diminished (half–whole) scale (E♭ E G♭ G A B♭ C D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F G A♭ B♭ B D♭ DE Diminished (half–whole) scale (E F G A♭ B♭ B D♭ D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G♭ A♭ A B C D E♭F Diminished (half–whole) scale (F G♭ A♭ A B C D E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G A A♯ C C♯ D♯ EF♯ Diminished (half–whole) scale (F♯ G A A♯ C C♯ D♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A♭ B♭ B D♭ D E FG Diminished (half–whole) scale (G A♭ B♭ B D♭ D E F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ A B C D E♭ F G♭A♭ Diminished (half–whole) scale (A♭ A B C D E♭ F G♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B♭ C D♭ E♭ E G♭ GA Diminished (half–whole) scale (A B♭ C D♭ E♭ E G♭ G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ B D♭ D E F G A♭B♭ Diminished (half–whole) scale (B♭ B D♭ D E F G A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ AB Diminished (half–whole) scale (B C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

Other scales

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Major (Ionian)DorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianAeolian (natural minor)LocrianMelodic minorHarmonic minorLydian dominantAlteredWhole toneDiminished (whole–half)Major pentatonicMinor pentatonicBlues