A Half-whole Diminished

A Half-whole Diminished

half-whole diminished

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Root: A

8 notes

Notes in Scale

A

Root

Bb

Minor 2nd

C

Minor 3rd

C#

Major 3rd

D#

Augmented 4th

E

Perfect 5th

F#

Major 6th

G

Minor 7th

Half-whole diminished - 8 symmetric notes, H-W pattern, for dominant

Sound Character

Timbre

Unusual, Eastern

Emotion

Mysterious, strange, mystical

Suitable Genres

World Music, Film, Experimental

Quick Reference

Root Note

A

Scale Type

half-whole diminished

Note Count

8

Accidentals

3♯

1♭

Difficulty

Advanced

Alternate Names

Dominant diminished

Octatonic

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Fusion

Tags

symmetric

dominant

tension