Ab diminished scale

8 notes · whole step, half step, repeated

It repeats every minor third, so there are only three of it.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of Ab diminished

Ab
1
Bb
2
Cb
♭3
Db
4
D
♭5
Fb
♭6
F
6
G
7
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Chords from Ab diminished

Every degree builds a dim7, and two dim7 chords make up the whole scale.

What to play Ab diminished over

Chords on Ab made only of these notes.

Abdim7AbmMaj7b5Abdim

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode