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
C#
♭2
D#
♭3
E
3
F#
♭5
G
5
A
6
A#
♭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, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#. 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.