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Standard
Scales
Chords
F
Half Diminished
Frets: 0 - 24

Formula
Notes

M2-m2-M2-m2-M2-M2
F
F𝄪
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
B
F𝄪
F
G♯
D♯
A♯
F
1
C♯
B
2
F𝄪
A♯
F
F𝄪
3
G♯
D♯
B
C♯
G♯
4
F𝄪
5
A♯
F
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
6
B
B
7
F𝄪
D♯
A♯
F
8
C♯
G♯
B
C♯
9
F
F𝄪
10
D♯
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
11
B
F𝄪
12
F
G♯
D♯
A♯
F
13
C♯
B
14
F𝄪
A♯
F
F𝄪
15
G♯
D♯
B
C♯
G♯
16
F𝄪
17
A♯
F
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
18
B
B
19
F𝄪
D♯
A♯
F
20
C♯
G♯
B
C♯
21
F
F𝄪
22
D♯
A♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
23
B
F𝄪
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

  1. Musical Styles: Jazz, Classical, Contemporary
  2. Songs using the scale:
    • Nardis - Miles Davis
    • Footprints - Wayne Shorter
    • Solar - Miles Davis
    • Naima - John Coltrane
  3. Evoked Atmosphere: Suspended, dramatic, fragile but elegant.

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