SCALE REFERENCE

E♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)

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

Also written D♯ 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
E♭1Eb2G♭b3G3A#4B♭5C6D♭b7
NotesEb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, C, Db
StepsH – W – H – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledDominant Diminished
Piano
EGACE♭G♭B♭D♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEG♭GAB♭CD♭E♭EBCD♭E♭EG♭GAB♭GGAB♭CD♭E♭EG♭GDE♭EG♭GAB♭CD♭AAB♭CD♭E♭EG♭GAEEG♭GAB♭CD♭E♭E

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

357912AAB♭CD♭E♭EG♭GAEEG♭GAB♭CD♭E♭ECCD♭E♭EG♭GAB♭CGGAB♭CD♭E♭EG♭G

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

Other scales on E♭

Core scales & modes

E♭ MajorE♭ Natural MinorE♭ Harmonic MinorE♭ Melodic MinorE♭ DorianE♭ PhrygianE♭ LydianE♭ MixolydianE♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E♭ Major PentatonicE♭ Minor PentatonicE♭ BluesE♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E♭ Harmonic MajorE♭ Phrygian DominantE♭ Lydian DominantE♭ AlteredE♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E♭ Whole ToneE♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)E♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E♭ Hungarian MinorE♭ Double Harmonic MajorE♭ 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.