C# Diminished (whole-half) scale — Position 3
Fret 4 position · Standard tuning
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
Root (C#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
C#D#EF#GAA#C
All 5 positions
C# Diminished (whole-half) scale position 3 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 3 of the C# Diminished (whole-half) scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 4 position. The notes available in this position are C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#, C. Root notes (C#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The C# Diminished (whole-half) scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–6–8–9–11 semitones.