C Half-whole Diminished

C Half-whole Diminished

half-whole diminished

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Root: C

8 notes

Notes in Scale

C

Root

Db

Minor 2nd

Eb

Minor 3rd

E

Major 3rd

F#

Augmented 4th

G

Perfect 5th

A

Major 6th

Bb

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

C

Scale Type

half-whole diminished

Note Count

8

Accidentals

1♯

3♭

Difficulty

Advanced

Alternate Names

Dominant diminished

Octatonic

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Fusion

Tags

symmetric

dominant

tension