C# Diminished (whole-half) scale
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (C#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
C#
R
D#
2
E
♭3
F#
4
G
♭5
A
♭6
A#
6
C
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the C# Diminished (whole-half) scale across the neck.
Diminished (whole-half) in other keys
About the C# Diminished (whole-half) scale
The C# Diminished (whole-half) scale contains the notes C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#, C. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – ♭6 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the C# Diminished (whole-half) scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (C#); outlined dots are other scale tones.