D · Scale

D Diminished (Whole-Half)

D Diminished (Whole-Half) · Displayed in: D · 8-note symmetric diminished scale starting with whole step · Tones: D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb · Aliases: Diminished (Whole–Half), Octatonic (Whole–Half), Korsakov Scale

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D Diminished (Whole-Half) · Displayed in: D · 8-note symmetric diminished scale starting with whole step · Tones: D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb · Aliases: Diminished (Whole–Half), Octatonic (Whole–Half), Korsakov Scale

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D Diminished (Whole-Half): D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, B, C#

D Diminished (Whole-Half) · Scale · D · 8 Tones

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D Diminished (Whole-Half) Public
Scale • 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2 • 8 tones
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8-note symmetric diminished scale starting with whole step
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Diminished (Whole–Half) Octatonic (Whole–Half) Korsakov Scale
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Diatonic triads and seventh chords built by stacking every other degree of this scale.

Degree
Triad
Seventh
Tones Interval
I
i° · D dim
dim
i°7 · D dim7
dim7
D, F, Ab
D, F, Ab, B
3, 6
3, 6, 9
II
ii° · E dim
dim
ii°7 · E dim7
dim7
E, G, Bb
E, G, Bb, C#
3, 6
3, 6, 9
III
iii° · F dim
dim
iii°7 · F dim7
dim7
F, Ab, B
F, Ab, B, D
3, 6
3, 6, 9
IV
iv° · G dim
dim
iv°7 · G dim7
dim7
G, Bb, C#
G, Bb, C#, E
3, 6
3, 6, 9
V
v° · Ab dim
dim
v°7 · Ab dim7
dim7
Ab, B, D
Ab, B, D, F
3, 6
3, 6, 9
VI
vi° · Bb dim
dim
vi°7 · Bb dim7
dim7
Bb, C#, E
Bb, C#, E, G
3, 6
3, 6, 9
VII
vii° · B dim
dim
vii°7 · B dim7
dim7
B, D, F
B, D, F, Ab
3, 6
3, 6, 9
VIII
viii° · C# dim
dim
viii°7 · C# dim7
dim7
C#, E, G
C#, E, G, Bb
3, 6
3, 6, 9
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Note: D Interval: 1 Degree: 1 MIDI: 50 Hz: 466.16
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Note: E Interval: 2 Degree: 2 MIDI: 52 Hz: 523.25
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Note: F Interval: b3 Degree: 3 MIDI: 53 Hz: 554.37
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Note: G Interval: 4 Degree: 4 MIDI: 55 Hz: 622.25
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Note: Ab Interval: b5 Degree: 5 MIDI: 56 Hz: 698.46
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Note: Bb Interval: b6 Degree: 6 MIDI: 58 Hz: 783.99
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Note: B Interval: 6 Degree: 7 MIDI: 59 Hz: 783.99
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Note: C# Interval: 7 Degree: 8 MIDI: 61 Hz: 415.31
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Consonance heuristic Mixed
Set: 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 Vector: [4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4] Score: -0.29 balanced

This set has 8 pitch classes, 8 close/tritone pressure points and 16 consonant-support intervals; average heuristic score: -0.29.

Interval Count Weight Contribution
m2 / M7 4 -5 -20
M2 / m7 4 -2 -8
m3 / M6 8 +2 +16
M3 / m6 4 +2 +8
P4 / P5 4 +3 +12
Tritone 4 -4 -16
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Bridge candidates 2356 candidates
Target Shared tones Pivot Voice-leading Δ consonance Bridge score
C# 13#9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10, C# 1, 4, G, 7 0.06 0.00 4.72
C# 13b9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, G, 7, Bb, 10, C# 1, E, G, 7 0.06 0.00 4.72
E 13#9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, 7, Bb, 10, C# 1, E, 4, 7 0.06 0.00 4.72
E 13b9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, Bb, 10, C# 1, E, 4, G 0.06 0.00 4.72
G 13#9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, 7, 10, C# 1, E, 4, G 0.06 0.00 4.72
G 13b9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, 7, Bb, C# 1, E, 4, G 0.06 0.00 4.72
Bb 13#9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10 1, E, 4, G 0.06 0.00 4.72
Bb 13b9#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
 E, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10, C# E, 4, G, 7 0.06 0.00 4.72
C Spanish 8-tone Scale
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10 1, E, 4, G 0.13 0.11 4.55
D Barry Harris Minor 6 Diminished Scale
Smooth pivot
 1, E, 4, G, 7, Bb, C# 1, E, 4, G 0.13 0.11 4.55
Eb Spanish 8-tone Scale
Smooth pivot
 1, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10, C# 1, 4, G, 7 0.13 0.11 4.55
F Barry Harris Minor 6 Diminished Scale
Smooth pivot
 E, 4, G, 7, Bb, 10, C# E, 4, G, 7 0.13 0.11 4.55
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