Symmetric scales

F 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)

357912EC♭GDAEFGA♭B♭C♭D♭DED♭DEFGA♭B♭C♭A♭B♭C♭D♭DEFGEFGA♭B♭C♭D♭DB♭C♭D♭DEFGA♭FGA♭B♭C♭D♭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.