Db Half-Whole Diminished Scale

Db – Ebb – Fb – F – Abb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db
Formula:H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W
Intervals:P1-m2-m3-M3-d5-P5-M6-m7

Db Half-Whole Diminished Scale Notes

DegreeNameNoteInterval
1TonicDb4P1
2SupertonicEbb4m2
3MediantFb4m3
4SubdominantF4M3
5DominantAbb4d5
6SubmediantAb4P5
7Leading ToneBb4M6
8OctaveCb4m7
9Degree 9Db5

Key Signature

The key of Db Half-Whole Diminished Scale has 5 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.

BEADG

Chords in the Key of Db Half-Whole Diminished Scale

These are the diatonic triads built on each degree of the Db Half-Whole Diminished Scale:

DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IDb MajorMajor
2iiEb MinorMinor
3iiiF MinorMinor
4IVGb MajorMajor
5VAb MajorMajor
6viBb MinorMinor
7vii°C DiminishedDiminished