C# Dominant Diminished scale — Position 4
Fret 7 position · Standard tuning
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
Root (C#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
C#DEFGG#A#B
All 5 positions
C# Dominant Diminished scale position 4 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 4 of the C# Dominant Diminished scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 7 position. The notes available in this position are C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B. 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# Dominant Diminished scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–1–3–4–6–7–9–10 semitones.