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More about Diminished (Half–Whole)
Steps: Half, whole, half, whole, half, whole, half, whole
About the Diminished (Half–Whole) scale
The same eight-note pattern started with a half step. In jazz it is often called the dominant diminished scale.
What makes it sound the way it does
Over the root it holds a ♭9, ♯9, major 3rd, ♯11, 5th, 13th and ♭7.
F♯ Diminished (Half–Whole)
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
Chords that fit
F♯
F♯m
F♯dim
Gdim
A
Am
Adim