A# Half-whole Diminished
A# Half-whole Diminished
half-whole diminished
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Root: A#
8 notes
Bb
Notes in Scale
A#
RootB
Minor 2ndC#
Minor 3rdD
Major 3rdE
Augmented 4thF
Perfect 5thG
Major 6thG#
Minor 7thHalf-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♯
Difficulty
Advanced
Alternate Names
Dominant diminished
Octatonic
Common Music Genres
Jazz
Fusion
Tags
symmetric
dominant
tension