C Diminished (whole-half) scale — Position 1
Fret 1 position · Standard tuning
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
Root (C)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
CDD#FF#G#AB
All 5 positions
C Diminished (whole-half) scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the C Diminished (whole-half) scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 1 position. The notes available in this position are C, D, D#, F, F#, 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 Diminished (whole-half) scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–6–8–9–11 semitones.