G

Symmetric Scale

G Diminished (W-H)

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

Notes in G Diminished (W-H)

G1
A2
A#3
C4
C#5
D#6
E7
F#8
G8

Chords in G Diminished (W-H)

8 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iG°G – A# – C#diminished
iiA°A – C – D#diminished
iiiA#°A# – C# – Ediminished
ivC°C – D# – F#diminished
vC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
viD#°D# – F# – Adiminished
viiE°E – G – A#diminished
viiiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished

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 (H-W)G, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, FPhrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FHungarian MinorG, A, A#, C#, D, D#, F#Lydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F

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 G 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 G Diminished (W-H)

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

The diatonic chords in G diminished (w-h) are G° (i), A° (ii), A#° (iii), C° (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 (w-h) scale.

To develop your ear for the G 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.