F#

Symmetric Scale

F# / G♭ Diminished (H-W)

8-note alternating half-whole scale. Tense, jazzy, used over dominant and dim7 chords.

Notes in F# Diminished (H-W)

F#1
G2
A3
A#4
C5
C#6
D#7
E8
F#8

Chords in F# Diminished (H-W)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
iiG°G – A# – C#diminished
iiiA°A – C – D#diminished
ivA#°A# – C# – Ediminished
vC°C – D# – F#diminished
viC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
viiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
viiiE°E – G – A#diminished

Other Scales in F#

MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E

Diminished (H-W) in All 12 Keys

CC C# D# E F# G A A#C#D♭Db D E F G Ab Bb BDD D# F F# G# A B CD#E♭Eb E Gb G A Bb C DbEE F G G# A# B C# DFF Gb Ab A B C D EbF#G♭F# G A A# C C# D# EGG G# A# B C# D E FG#A♭Ab A B C D Eb F GbAA A# C C# D# E F# GA#B♭Bb B Db D E F G AbBB C D D# F F# G# A

Practice by Ear

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

Chords in F# / Gb Diminished (H-W)

The F# diminished (h-w) scale contains the notes F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E. 8-note alternating half-whole scale. Tense, jazzy, used over dominant and dim7 chords.

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

To develop your ear for the F# diminished (h-w) 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.