B

Symmetric Scale

B Diminished (W-H)

8-note alternating whole-half scale. The inverse of H-W diminished.

Notes in B Diminished (W-H)

B1
C#2
D3
E4
F5
G6
G#7
A#8
B8

Chords in B Diminished (W-H)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iB°B – D – Fdiminished
iiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
iiiD°D – F – G#diminished
ivE°E – G – A#diminished
vF°F – G# – Bdiminished
viG°G – A# – C#diminished
viiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
viiiA#°A# – C# – Ediminished

Other Scales in B

MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AHarmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#Melodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, APhrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Diminished (W-H) in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F F# G# A BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb G A Bb CDD E F G G# A# B C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab A B C DEE F# G A A# C C# D#FF G Ab Bb B Db D EF#G♭F# G# A B C D D# FGG A A# C C# D# E F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db D E F GAA B C D D# F F# G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb E Gb G ABB C# D E F G G# A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Diminished (W-H) scale by ear →Play B Diminished (W-H)Hear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in B Diminished (W-H)

The B diminished (w-h) scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#. 8-note alternating whole-half scale. The inverse of H-W diminished.

The diatonic chords in B diminished (w-h) are B° (i), C#° (ii), D° (iii), E° (iv), F° (v), G° (vi), G#° (vii), A#° (viii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B diminished (w-h) scale.

To develop your ear for the B diminished (w-h) sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.