B♭ diminished scale
B♭ C D♭ E♭ F♭ F♯ G A·Tap a note to hear it
Metronome
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F♭
F♯
G
A
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Scale guide
The B♭ diminished scale
This is the whole-half diminished scale: eight notes alternating whole and half steps. It repeats every three frets, so one fingering pattern can be moved around the neck.
- Notes
- B♭CD♭E♭F♭F♯GA
- Formula
- 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♯5 6 7
- Steps
- W H W H W H W H
- W is two frets, H is one fret