F#

Symmetric Scale

F# / G♭ Diminished (W-H)

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

Notes in F# Diminished (W-H)

F#1
G#2
A3
B4
C5
D6
D#7
F8
F#8

Chords in F# Diminished (W-H)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
iiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
iiiA°A – C – D#diminished
ivB°B – D – Fdiminished
vC°C – D# – F#diminished
viD°D – F – G#diminished
viiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
viiiF°F – G# – Bdiminished

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 (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E

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

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

The diatonic chords in F# diminished (w-h) are F#° (i), G#° (ii), A° (iii), B° (iv), C° (v), D° (vi), D#° (vii), F° (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 (w-h) scale.

To develop your ear for the F# 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.