E

Symmetric Scale

E Diminished (W-H)

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

Notes in E Diminished (W-H)

E1
F#2
G3
A4
A#5
C6
C#7
D#8
E8

Chords in E Diminished (W-H)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iE°E – G – A#diminished
iiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
iiiG°G – A# – C#diminished
ivA°A – C – D#diminished
vA#°A# – C# – Ediminished
viC°C – D# – F#diminished
viiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
viiiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished

Other Scales in E

MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DHarmonic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, D#Melodic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#DorianE, F#, G, A, B, C#, DPhrygianE, F, G, A, B, C, DLydianE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#MixolydianE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, DLocrianE, F, G, A, A#, C, DMajor PentatonicE, F#, G#, B, C#Minor PentatonicE, G, A, B, DBluesE, G, A, A#, B, DWhole ToneE, F#, G#, A#, C, DDiminished (H-W)E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#, DPhrygian DominantE, F, G#, A, B, C, DHungarian MinorE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#Lydian DominantE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D

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 E 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 E Diminished (W-H)

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

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

To develop your ear for the E 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.