C#

Symmetric Scale

C# / D♭ Diminished (W-H)

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

Notes in C# Diminished (W-H)

Db1
Eb2
E3
Gb4
G5
A6
Bb7
C8
Db8

Chords in C# Diminished (W-H)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iDb°Db – E – Gdiminished
iiEb°Eb – Gb – Adiminished
iiiE°E – G – Bbdiminished
ivGb°Gb – A – Cdiminished
vG°G – Bb – Dbdiminished
viA°A – C – Ebdiminished
viiBb°Bb – Db – Ediminished
viiiC°C – Eb – Gbdiminished

Other Scales in C#

MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, CMelodic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, CDorianDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, BPhrygianDb, D, E, Gb, Ab, A, BLydianDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, CMixolydianDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, BLocrianDb, D, E, Gb, G, A, BMajor PentatonicDb, Eb, F, Ab, BbMinor PentatonicDb, E, Gb, Ab, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, Ab, BWhole ToneDb, Eb, F, G, A, BDiminished (H-W)Db, D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, BPhrygian DominantDb, D, F, Gb, Ab, A, BHungarian MinorDb, Eb, E, G, Ab, A, CLydian DominantDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, B

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 C# 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 C# / Db Diminished (W-H)

The C# diminished (w-h) scale contains the notes Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, C. 8-note alternating whole-half scale. The inverse of H-W diminished.

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

To develop your ear for the C# 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.