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A diminished Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a A diminished scale sound like?

A diminished scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the A diminished scale on the piano?

Notes:

A
B
C
D
Eb
F
F#
G#

Intervals:

1P
2M
3m
4P
5d
6m
6M
7M

Guitar Fingering

How do you play the A diminished scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
G#
Eb
F
F#
A
B
F#
D
F
C
G#
Eb
B
F#
G#
A
C
D
A
F
G#
Eb
B
F#
D
A
B
C
Eb
F
C
G#
B
F#
D
A
F
C
D
Eb
F#
G#
Eb
B
D
A

Intervals:

E
2M
G
4P
1P
E
6m
3m
7M
5d
6m
6M
1P
2M
6M
4P
6m
3m
7M
5d
2M
6M
7M
1P
3m
4P
1P
6m
7M
5d
2M
6M
4P
1P
2M
3m
5d
6m
3m
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
6m
3m
4P
5d
6M
7M
5d
2M
4P
1P
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Notes

What notes are in the A diminished scale

A - B - C - D - Eb - F - F# - G#

Formula

What is the formula for the A diminished scale

2M - 2m - 2M - 2m - 2M - 1A - 2M - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the A diminished scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Minor 6th

Major 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the A diminished scale