Symmetric scales

B Diminished (Half-Whole)

The dominant version - jazz players put it over 7b9 chords.

Notes

How to get there

Eight notes alternating half-whole; the whole-half scale from a step below.

On your instrument

Tap any note to hear it. root scale note

Guitar - Standard (EADGBE)

357912EBGDAEE♯F♯G♯ABCDD♯CDD♯E♯F♯G♯ABG♯ABCDD♯E♯F♯D♯E♯F♯G♯ABCDBCDD♯E♯F♯G♯AE♯F♯G♯ABCDD♯

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.