A# Diminished (whole-half) scale
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A#
R
C
2
C#
♭3
D#
4
E
♭5
F#
♭6
G
6
A
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A# Diminished (whole-half) scale across the neck.
Diminished (whole-half) in other keys
About the A# Diminished (whole-half) scale
The A# Diminished (whole-half) scale contains the notes A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – ♭6 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A# Diminished (whole-half) scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A#); outlined dots are other scale tones.