SCALE REFERENCE

F Diminished (Half–Whole)

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

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
F1G♭b2A♭b3A3B#4C5D6E♭b7
NotesF, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb
StepsH – W – H – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledDominant Diminished
Piano
FABCDG♭A♭E♭
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 F

Core scales & modes

F MajorF Natural MinorF Harmonic MinorF Melodic MinorF DorianF PhrygianF LydianF MixolydianF Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F Major PentatonicF Minor PentatonicF BluesF Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F Harmonic MajorF Phrygian DominantF Lydian DominantF AlteredF Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F Whole ToneF Diminished (Whole–Half)F Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F Hungarian MinorF Double Harmonic MajorF 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.