A# Dominant Diminished scale
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A#
R
B
♭2
C#
♭3
D
3
E
♭5
F
5
G
6
G#
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A# Dominant Diminished scale across the neck.
Dominant Diminished in other keys
About the A# Dominant Diminished scale
The A# Dominant Diminished scale contains the notes A#, B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – ♭2 – ♭3 – 3 – ♭5 – 5 – 6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A# Dominant Diminished scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A#); outlined dots are other scale tones.