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Consists simply of alternating whole and half steps, repeating 4 times before returing to the root note. There is no clear tonality here - it is a symmetric scale. You can change the root note of the scale to every other note and get the same exact notes and step-sequence. This is often referred to as the diminished scale, due to its inclusion of the m3, d5, and d7 intervals (M6 = d7), which make up the fully diminished chord.
A Whole-Half
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''* This scale is symmetric when dividing the octave into halves or quarters. Every other note can be the root and produce the same pattern.''
== Half-Whole ==