GCEA12345678910111212b34b5b66714b5b66712b346712b34b5b662b34b5b66712
Fig. 1 · G diminished (whole–half) · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

G diminished (whole–half)

G1A2B♭♭3C4D♭♭5E♭♭6E6F♯7

Eight notes alternating whole step and half step. Symmetrical, so it repeats every minor third.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · G diminished (whole–half), ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

GWAHB♭WCHD♭WE♭HEWF♯HG

What is true of it

G diminished (whole–half) is G, A, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, E and F♯, and back to G.

Its steps are W – H – W – H – W – H – W – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 36 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmminorCdimdiminishedC7dominant seventhCm7minor seventhCm7♭5half-diminished seventhD♭dimdiminishedE♭major

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 8 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on G

G whole tonesymmetricG diminished (half–whole)symmetricG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor

C dim W-HC♯ dim W-HD♭ dim W-HD dim W-HD♯ dim W-HE♭ dim W-HE dim W-HF dim W-Hall 374