D# Half-whole Diminished

D# Half-whole Diminished

half-whole diminished

Advanced

Root: D#

8 notes

Eb

Notes in Scale

D#

Root

E

Minor 2nd

F#

Minor 3rd

G

Major 3rd

A

Augmented 4th

A#

Perfect 5th

C

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

4♯

Difficulty

Advanced

Alternate Names

Dominant diminished

Octatonic

Common Music Genres

Jazz

Fusion

Tags

symmetric

dominant

tension