B Half-whole Diminished
B Half-whole Diminished
half-whole diminished
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Root: B
8 notes
Notes in Scale
B
RootC
Minor 2ndD
Minor 3rdD#
Major 3rdF
Augmented 4thF#
Perfect 5thG#
Major 6thA
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
B
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