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Standard
Standard
Standard B
Standard Bb
Open D
Open E
Open C
Open G
Open A
Drop D
Double Drop D
Drop C
DADGAD
Scales
Chords
C
C
C
♯
D
E
♭
E
F
F
♯
G
A
♭
A
B
♭
B
Half Diminished
Major / Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Double Harmonic Major Modes
Hungarian Minor
Oriental
Ionian with Augmented Second
Locrian with Flat 3 and 7
Double Harmonic
Lydian with Augmented 6 and 2
Ultra Phrygian
Harmonic Minor Modes
Harmonic Minor
Locrian with Major Sixth
Ionian with Diminished Fifth
Dorian with Augmented Fourth
Phrygian Dominant
Lydian with Minor Second
Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
Major Pentatonic Modes
Major Pentatonic
Egyptian Suspended
Man Gong
Ritsusen
Minor Pentatonic
Minor Melodic Modes
Melodic Minor
Dorian with Minor Second
Lydian Augmented
Lydian Dominant
Aeolian Dominant
Half Diminished
Super Locrian
Others
Blues
Bebop Dominant
Frets: 0 - 24
Formula
Notes
M2-m2-M2-m2-M2-M2
C
D
E
♭
F
G
♭
A
♭
B
♭
Play
D
F
C
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
F
1
G
♭
G
♭
2
D
B
♭
F
C
3
A
♭
E
♭
G
♭
A
♭
4
C
D
5
B
♭
F
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
6
G
♭
D
7
C
E
♭
B
♭
F
C
8
A
♭
G
♭
9
D
F
C
D
10
E
♭
B
♭
G
♭
A
♭
E
♭
11
D
12
F
C
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
F
13
G
♭
G
♭
14
D
B
♭
F
C
15
A
♭
E
♭
G
♭
A
♭
16
C
D
17
B
♭
F
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
18
G
♭
D
19
C
E
♭
B
♭
F
C
20
A
♭
G
♭
21
D
F
C
D
22
E
♭
B
♭
G
♭
A
♭
E
♭
23
D
24
Basic Scale Information
Name:
Half Diminished
Type:
Locrian scale with major sixth
Formula:
1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 6 – ♭7
Relation with Major Scale:
Sixth mode of the melodic minor scale.
Theoretical Aspects
Sound Character:
Dark but stable, it evokes restrained tension, not completely resolved.
Typical Chord:
m7♭5 (half-diminished)
Modal Context:
Used in minor progressions as the II chord of a minor cadence (e.g., iim7♭5 – V7 – i).
Harmonic Use:
Improvisation on m7♭5 chords or as a mode in dark modal contexts.
Musical Context
Musical Styles:
Jazz, Classical, Contemporary
Songs using the scale:
Nardis - Miles Davis
Footprints - Wayne Shorter
Solar - Miles Davis
Naima - John Coltrane
Evoked Atmosphere:
Suspended, dramatic, fragile but elegant.
Chords in Scale
C
C
Diminished
C
Half Diminished 7
D
D
Diminished
D
Half Diminished 7
E
♭
E
♭
Power chord
E
♭
Suspended Second
E
♭
Suspended Fourth
D
♯
Minor
F
F
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
F
Power chord
F
Suspended Fourth
F
Minor
F
Minor 7
A
♭
A
♭
Major
A
♭
Major Dominant 7
A
♭
Major Dominant 9
A
♭
Major 6
A
♭
Power chord
A
♭
Suspended Second
B
♭
B
♭
Major
B
♭
Major Dominant 7
B
♭
Major Dominant 9
B
♭
Major Dominant 11
B
♭
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
B
♭
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
B
♭
Power chord
B
♭
Suspended Second
B
♭
Suspended Fourth
