C Minor Six Diminished Mandolin Scale
Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
C Minor Six Diminished in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The C Minor Six Diminished scale is a sophisticated jazz scale popularized by the Barry Harris method. On Mandolin, its notes are C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, A, B. It is the secret to professional voice leading in bebop, allowing for smooth, elegant movements between minor chords and their related tensions. Commonly used in Jazz, Bebop, Swing. Notable players include Barry Harris, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell. Use over m6 chords and their related dim7 chords. The scale alternates between chord tones and diminished passing tones, creating seamless bebop voice leading.
Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, A, B
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 6M, 7M
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 8
Formula: W-H-W-W-H-H-W-H
Number of notes: 8
Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G)