About the B Diminished Half-Whole scale
B Diminished Half-Whole is used for jazz improvisation over dominant seventh chords. Think of it as the diminished scale starting with a half step, tailor made for dominant chords.
Its notes are B, C, D, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, and A. The formula is H W H W H W H W. It is the second mode of A Diminished.
Also called Symmetric Diminished and Dominant Diminished.
Three of the notes in B Diminished Half-Whole are black keys, D♯, F♯, and G♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D#D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 5 | E#E♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Major 6th |
| 8 | AA | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W H W H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Diminished Half-Whole in other keys
C Diminished Half-Whole scaleD flat Diminished Half-Whole scaleD Diminished Half-Whole scaleE flat Diminished Half-Whole scaleE Diminished Half-Whole scaleF Diminished Half-Whole scaleG flat Diminished Half-Whole scaleG Diminished Half-Whole scaleA flat Diminished Half-Whole scaleA Diminished Half-Whole scaleB flat Diminished Half-Whole scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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