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