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G♯ Blues Diminished scale

About the G sharp Blues Diminished scale

G sharp Blues Diminished is used for blues and jazz-blues solos. Think of it as a six-note blues scale with a diminished twist. It is G Minor Blues with the fourth lowered.

Its notes are G, B, B, D, D, and F. The formula is 1½ H W H 1½ W.

Three of the notes in G Blues Diminished are black keys, G, D, and F.

Notes and intervals

1G#G♯Root
2BBMinor 3rd
3B#B♯Major 3rd
4DDDiminished 5th
5D#D♯Perfect 5th
6F#F♯Minor 7th
Steps1½ H W H 1½ W
Semitones3-1-2-1-3-2
Degrees1 3 3 5 5 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Blues Diminished in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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Ab Blues Diminished scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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