Half diminished scale on C

The half diminished scale is a musical scale more commonly known as "Locrian ♮2"^[1], name which avoids confusion with the diminished scales (see octatonic scales) and the half-diminished seventh chord (min. 7, flat 5). It is simply Mode VI of the ascending melodic minor scale.

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Locrian ♮2 is commonly used in jazz and some rock. It is commonly practiced by such neoclassical metal guitarists as Yngwie Malmsteen^{[citation needed]} and Michael Romeo^{[citation needed]}, and such jazz pianists as Oscar Peterson and Jonah Cristall-Clarke.

The half diminished scales, although derived from classical scales, offer fresh potentials in harmonic and melodic structure.

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