D Half-whole Diminished

D Half-whole Diminished

half-whole diminished

Advanced

Root: D

8 notes

Notes in Scale

D

Root

Eb

Minor 2nd

F

Minor 3rd

F#

Major 3rd

G#

Augmented 4th

A

Perfect 5th

B

Major 6th

C

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

D

Scale Type

half-whole diminished

Note Count

8

Accidentals

2♯

1♭

Difficulty

Advanced

Alternate Names

Dominant diminished

Octatonic

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Fusion

Tags

symmetric

dominant

tension