Guitar · scales and modes # D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole scale on guitar The D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole scales have the same notes, so this one page covers all 4, written from D: D, E♭, F, F♯, A♭, A, B, C. Also called Messiaen 2. Messiaen's second mode (octatonic), half–whole form — the standard jazz diminished scale. | Note | D | E♭ | F | F♯ | A♭ | A | B | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 3 | ♭5 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## D diminished half–whole on the whole neck Every D diminished half–whole note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". D diminished half–whole Note names D diminished half–whole Degrees ## D diminished half–whole in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 18 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 18 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 18 notes ## Triads in D diminished half–whole | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 1 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 1 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | ♭2 | E♭dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) | | ♭3 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | ♭3 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | ♭3 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | 3 | F♯dim | [F♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-diminished) | | ♭5 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | ♭5 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | ♭5 | A♭dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | | 5 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | | 6 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 6 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 6 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | ♭7 | Cdim | [C diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in D diminished half–whole | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | D7 | [D7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d7) · [D7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-2) · [D7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-3) · [D7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Ddim7 | [Ddim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ddim7) | | 1 | D | – | | ♭2 | E♭dim7 | [D♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-dim7) | | ♭3 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Fm7♭5 | [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) · [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Fdim7 | [Fdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fdim7) | | ♭3 | F | – | | 3 | F♯dim7 | [F♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-dim7) | | ♭5 | A♭m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | A♭7 | [A♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab7) · [A♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2) · [A♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-3) · [A♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | A♭m7♭5 | [G♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | A♭dim7 | [G♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-dim7) | | ♭5 | A♭ | – | | 5 | Adim7 | [Adim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/adim7) | | 6 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Bm7♭5 | [Bm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) · [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Bdim7 | [Bdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bdim7) | | 6 | B | – | | ♭7 | Cdim7 | [Cdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cdim7) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D diminished half–whole, starting from another root. - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) ## Diminished half–whole in every key - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-half-whole) - D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D diminished half–whole in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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