B Dominant Diminished scale
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
B
R
C
♭2
D
♭3
D#
3
F
♭5
F#
5
G#
6
A
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the B Dominant Diminished scale across the neck.
Dominant Diminished in other keys
About the B Dominant Diminished scale
The B Dominant Diminished scale contains the notes B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – ♭2 – ♭3 – 3 – ♭5 – 5 – 6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the B Dominant Diminished scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (B); outlined dots are other scale tones.