B Half-whole Diminished

B Half-whole Diminished Scale — Notes and Intervals

Notes: B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6M, 7m

Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 #5 6 7 b8

Formula: H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W

Number of notes: 8

Also known as: dominant diminished, messiaen's mode #2

The B Half-whole Diminished scale contains 8 notes (B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Guitar with different tunings and fret ranges.

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