DIMINISHED SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE | NAME | NOTES | NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C
--- | --- | --- | ---
I | DIMINISHED |  |
II | OCTATONIC |  |

DIMINISHED |

Alternative names: Wholestep - Halfstep

It starts from the first grade of diminished scale

Structure: 21212121

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord:
diminished | diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C°

There are only 3 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.

OCTATONIC |

Alternative names: Halfstep - Wholestep

It starts from the second grade of diminished scale

Structure: 12121212

chords over first notes:
Triad: | Seventh chord: | Complete chord:
major | dominant |

Chord simbols: C7, C7(b9), C13(b9), C13(b9 #9 #11)

There are only 3 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.