G

Symmetric Scale

G Diminished (H-W)

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

Notes in G Diminished (H-W)

G1
G#2
A#3
B4
C#5
D6
E7
F8
G8

Chords in G Diminished (H-W)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iG°G – A# – C#diminished
iiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
iiiA#°A# – C# – Ediminished
ivB°B – D – Fdiminished
vC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
viD°D – F – G#diminished
viiE°E – G – A#diminished
viiiF°F – G# – Bdiminished

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FHarmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#Melodic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, E, F#DorianG, A, A#, C, D, E, FPhrygianG, G#, A#, C, D, D#, FLydianG, A, B, C#, D, E, F#MixolydianG, A, B, C, D, E, FLocrianG, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMajor PentatonicG, A, B, D, EMinor PentatonicG, A#, C, D, FBluesG, A#, C, C#, D, FWhole ToneG, A, B, C#, D#, FDiminished (W-H)G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#Phrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FHungarian MinorG, A, A#, C#, D, D#, F#Lydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F

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 G 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 G Diminished (H-W)

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

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

To develop your ear for the G 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.