A Diminished

A Diminished

diminished

Advanced

Root: A

8 notes

Notes in Scale

A

Root

B

Major 2nd

C

Minor 3rd

D

Perfect 4th

Eb

Diminished 5th

F

Minor 6th

F#

Major 6th

G#

Major 7th

Diminished (whole-half) - 8 symmetric notes, W-H pattern

Sound Character

Timbre

Unusual, Eastern

Emotion

Mysterious, strange, mystical

Suitable Genres

World Music, Film, Experimental

Quick Reference

Root Note

A

Scale Type

diminished

Note Count

8

Accidentals

2♯

1♭

Difficulty

Advanced

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Classical

Metal

Tags

symmetric

diminished

tension