SCALE REFERENCE

E♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)

E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – A – B – C – D1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

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

Eight notes alternating whole then half steps — the scale over a diminished 7th chord. Fully symmetric: it repeats every minor third.

Notes & degrees
E♭1F2G♭b3A♭4Ab5Bb6C6D7
NotesEb, F, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, D
StepsW – H – W – H – W – H – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledOctatonic
Piano
FABCDE♭G♭A♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFG♭A♭ABCDE♭BBCDE♭FG♭A♭ABGA♭ABCDE♭FG♭DDE♭FG♭A♭ABCDAABCDE♭FG♭A♭AEFG♭A♭ABCDE♭

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

357912AABCDE♭FG♭A♭AEFG♭A♭ABCDE♭CCDE♭FG♭A♭ABCGA♭ABCDE♭FG♭

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 (Half–Whole)E♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E♭ Hungarian MinorE♭ Double Harmonic MajorE♭ Neapolitan Minor
Diminished (Whole–Half) 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.