Jazz

Both the half-whole diminished and its partner mode, the whole-half diminished (with


a tone rather than a semitone beginning the pattern) are commonly used in jazz


improvisation, frequently under different names. The whole-half diminished scale is


commonly used in conjunction with diminished harmony (e.g., the "C dim7" chord)


while the half-whole scale is used in dominant harmony (e.g., with a "G7b9" chord).