Symmetric scales

D 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)

357912EBGDAEFGA♭B♭BC♯DEC♯DEFGA♭B♭BA♭B♭BC♯DEFGEFGA♭B♭BC♯DB♭BC♯DEFGA♭FGA♭B♭BC♯DE

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.