D half-whole diminished scale

8 notes · a ♭9, ♯9 and ♯11 over a natural 13

Eight notes: half step, whole step, repeated.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of D half-whole diminished

D
1
Eb
♭9
F
♯9
F#
3
G#
♯11
A
5
B
13
C
♭7

a ♭9, ♯9 and ♯11 over a natural 13

DCAGED35791215♯93♯11513♭71♭9♯93513♭71♭9♯93♯11513♭71♭9♯93♯11513♭71♭9♯9♯11513♭71♭9♯93♯11513♭71♭9♯93♯11513♭71♯93♯11513♭71♭9♯93
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Chords from D half-whole diminished

Every degree builds a dim7, and two dim7 chords make up the whole scale.

What to play D half-whole diminished over

Chords on D made only of these notes.

D7b9Ddim7Dm6Dm7Dm7b5D6D7D7b5D7#9DDmDdim

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode