D Diminished

D Diminished

diminished

Advanced

Root: D

8 notes

Notes in Scale

D

Root

E

Major 2nd

F

Minor 3rd

G

Perfect 4th

Ab

Diminished 5th

Bb

Minor 6th

B

Major 6th

C#

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

D

Scale Type

diminished

Note Count

8

Accidentals

1♯

2♭

Difficulty

Advanced

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Classical

Metal

Tags

symmetric

diminished

tension