B Diminished (whole-half) scale — Position 1
Open position · Standard tuning
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
BC#DEFGG#A#
All 5 positions
B Diminished (whole-half) scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the B Diminished (whole-half) scale — a 5-fret box starting at open position. The notes available in this position are B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#. Root notes (B) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The B Diminished (whole-half) scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–6–8–9–11 semitones.