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
A#
♭2
C
♭3
C#
3
D#
♭5
E
5
F#
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, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, 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.