SCALE REFERENCE

A♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)

A♯ – B – C♯ – D – E – F – G – G♯1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

Also written B♭ Diminished (Half–Whole) — the same pitches spelled the other way.

Half then whole steps — the scale over a 7b9 chord, giving the b9, #9, #11 and 13. The other half of the octatonic pair.

Notes & degrees
A♯1Bb2C♯b3D3E#4F5G6G♯b7
NotesA#, B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#
StepsH – W – H – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledDominant Diminished
Piano
BDEFGA♯C♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFGG♯A♯BC♯DEBBC♯DEFGG♯A♯BGGG♯A♯BC♯DEFGDDEFGG♯A♯BC♯DAA♯BC♯DEFGG♯EEFGG♯A♯BC♯DE

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AA♯BC♯DEFGG♯EEFGG♯A♯BC♯DECC♯DEFGG♯A♯BGGG♯A♯BC♯DEFG

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on A♯

Core scales & modes

A♯ MajorA♯ Natural MinorA♯ Harmonic MinorA♯ Melodic MinorA♯ DorianA♯ PhrygianA♯ LydianA♯ MixolydianA♯ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A♯ Major PentatonicA♯ Minor PentatonicA♯ BluesA♯ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A♯ Harmonic MajorA♯ Phrygian DominantA♯ Lydian DominantA♯ AlteredA♯ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

A♯ Whole ToneA♯ Diminished (Whole–Half)A♯ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

A♯ Hungarian MinorA♯ Double Harmonic MajorA♯ Neapolitan Minor
Diminished (Half–Whole) on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.