About the F#/Gb Diminished Scale (Whole-Half)
The F#/Gb diminished scale is a 8-note scale. Symmetric scale alternating whole and half steps, used over diminished chords. Its notes are F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D# and F, built from the formula 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7.
- Notes
- F# – G# – A – B – C – D – D# – F
- Formula
- 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7
- Steps
- W H W H W H W H (2–1–2–1–2–1–2–1 semitones)
- Root
- F#/Gb
F#/Gb Diminished Scale (Whole-Half) degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# | Root |
| 2 | G# | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | A | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | B | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | C | Tritone (♭5) |
| ♭6 | D | Minor 6th |
| 6 | D# | Major 6th |
| 7 | F | Major 7th |
Where to play the F#/Gb Diminished Scale (Whole-Half) on ukulele
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (G C E A), lowest string first. Root notes (F#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| G4 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 |
| C4 | 0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 |
| E4 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 |
| A4 | 0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 |
How to practice the diminished scale
- Learn the repeating 2-fret pattern
- Use over dim7 chords and passing diminished
- Practice diminished 7th arpeggios within scale
- Work on bebop-style enclosures
- Transpose in minor 3rds to see symmetry
Scales with the same notes as F#/Gb Diminished Scale (Whole-Half)
These scales share every note with the F#/Gb diminished scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Diminished scale in other keys
Other scales in F#/Gb
- F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Major Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Natural Minor
- F#/Gb Major (Ionian)
- F#/Gb Blues
- F#/Gb Dorian
- F#/Gb Mixolydian
- F#/Gb Phrygian
- F#/Gb Harmonic Minor
- F#/Gb Lydian
- F#/Gb Locrian
- F#/Gb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- F#/Gb Whole Tone
- F#/Gb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- F#/Gb Altered (Super Locrian)
- F#/Gb Phrygian Dominant
- F#/Gb Lydian Dominant
- F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- F#/Gb Bebop Dominant
- F#/Gb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- F#/Gb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)