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Diminished scale theory and other scales

Diminished scale theory and other scales

We consider some diminished scale theory and look briefly at the whole tone, harmonic minor, harmonic major and Spanish Phrygian scales.

You can download the charts for “Diminished chords and scales”, “Triads in diminished scales” and “Some Other Scales” in PDF format at the bottom of this step.

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