A Diminished (whole-half) scale — Position 2
Fret 3 position · Standard tuning
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
ABCDD#FF#G#
All 5 positions
A Diminished (whole-half) scale position 2 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 2 of the A Diminished (whole-half) scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 3 position. The notes available in this position are A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, 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 Diminished (whole-half) scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–6–8–9–11 semitones.