F# half-whole diminished scale

8 notes · a ♭9, ♯9 and ♯11 over a natural 13

Eight notes: half step, whole step, repeated.

Key

The notes of F# half-whole diminished

♭9

♯9

♯11

♭7

a ♭9, ♯9 and ♯11 over a natural 13

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

Chords on F# made only of these notes.

Volume

7.5

Play Style

One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.

Instrument

Note length (ms)

350

Picking speed (ms)

150

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

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