Whole-Half Tone scales on Guitar
Also called: Diminished
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Whole-half Tone shares the catalog’s Diminished collection: eight notes alternating two and one semitones from the root. The final half step completes the octave.
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Sharp and flat names can identify the same root pitch. Each link uses a spelling suited to this scale, preserving its degrees.
- C Whole-half ToneC · D · E♭ · F · G♭ · A♭ · A · B
- C♯ Whole-half ToneC♯ · D♯ · E · F♯ · G · A · A♯ · B♯
- D Whole-half ToneD · E · F · G · A♭ · B♭ · B · C♯
- E♭ Whole-half ToneE♭ · F · G♭ · A♭ · B♭♭ · C♭ · C · D
- E Whole-half ToneE · F♯ · G · A · B♭ · C · C♯ · D♯
- F Whole-half ToneF · G · A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · D · E
- F♯ Whole-half ToneF♯ · G♯ · A · B · C · D · D♯ · E♯
- G Whole-half ToneG · A · B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · E · F♯
- A♭ Whole-half ToneA♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭♭ · F♭ · F · G
- A Whole-half ToneA · B · C · D · E♭ · F · F♯ · G♯
- B♭ Whole-half ToneB♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭ · G · A
- B Whole-half ToneB · C♯ · D · E · F · G · G♯ · A♯
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