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