Symmetric scales

B♭ Diminished (Whole-Half)

Alternating whole and half steps. Spooky, symmetrical, endlessly sequenced.

Notes

How to get there

Eight notes alternating whole-half; repeats every minor third.

On your instrument

Tap any note to hear it. root scale note

Guitar - Standard (EADGBE)

357912F♭BGDAF♭G♭GAB♭CD♭E♭F♭CD♭E♭F♭G♭GAB♭AB♭CD♭E♭F♭G♭GE♭F♭G♭GAB♭CD♭B♭CD♭E♭F♭G♭GAG♭GAB♭CD♭E♭F♭

Chords in this scale

This scale skips too many steps to stack tidy thirds - treat any of its notes as colours over the drone instead of building chords.