A# Dominant Diminished scale — Position 3

Fret 6 position · Standard tuning

Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.

6frEADGBe
Root (A#)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

A#BC#DEFGG#

All 5 positions

A# Dominant Diminished scale position 3 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 3 of the A# Dominant Diminished scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 6 position. The notes available in this position are A#, B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#. Root notes (A#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A# Dominant Diminished scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–1–3–4–6–7–9–10 semitones.

A# in other scales