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
B
2
C
♭3
D
4
D#
♭5
F
♭6
F#
6
G#
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, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#. 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.