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

Formula 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7, step pattern W–H–W–H–W–H–W–H. In C it is C D E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B. It is the scale for fully diminished seventh chords (dim7). Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

All keys

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

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